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Why Media Sites Should Have Their Own Chatbots

Why Media Sites Should Have Their Own Chatbots

How The Washington Post's in-house answer engine points the way to a more loyal readership.

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Pete Pachal
Nov 12, 2024
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The Washington Post’s new general chatbot is definitely a 1.0, but it represents something greater. (Credit: DALL-E)

I feel like the word "chatbot" needs to go. While it implies a certain breeziness to what you're doing with an AI assistant or agent, the word doesn't properly capture how different and novel the interaction is from the searches we're used…

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