This week's beta is a conversational profile of Mayer Pete Buttigieg. The idea is that rather than go through a website's content the way the site designers wanted, people can ask about specific issues they care about.
Having spent lots of time analyzing why some chatbots work and others don't, one thing that makers Matt Hartman and Sarah Adler found that seemed to work consistently is taking people through more of a story, rather than just asking them to have an open-ended conversation. So Pete BOT-edge-edge first takes you through a more narrowly controlled script, and then the conversation opens up where you can ask about any issue.
You can text Pete BOT-edge-edge at 574.406.2050 and you can send your thoughts and feedback to Matt and Sarah on Twitter.
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