Own The Conversation - Issue #13
Martyn Redstone
Conversational AI salaries? One of the main questions that I get asked is “How much should I expect as a conversation designer/NLP engineer/AI Trainer etc.”. Well, I am hoping to solve this issue, people.
Announcing the inaugural Bot Jobs global salary survey. The only way we can get some transparency in this burgeoning industry is to get some data.
So, please, complete the survey here.
All entries will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win either an Amazon Echo Show (Happy Birthday, btw), a Google Nest Hub or some Amazon Vouchers. So fill it in, complete it and share it around and let’s make sure that we get some data and transparency into the industry (and get you one of three prizes).
Welcome to Own The Conversation! Brought to you by bot-jobs.com, Own The Conversation is a weekly, manually curated newsletter with all the news in the world of Conversational AI.
From interesting articles, to funding news and the latest jobs. I hope you get everything you need, and more, from this newsletter.
Want to have your news featured? Do you want to tell us about a project you are working on, or maybe a new role, product release or piece of juicy news? Get in touch to have it featured in the newsletter.
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Martyn @ bot-jobs.com
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Conversations To Own
Articles and news that might interest you.
Running with last week’s theme (as it proved very popular), listed below are the most popular articles shared on the Bot Jobs LinkedIn page this week.
It’s been a busy week this week, what with Coinbase acquiring Agara, Walmart acquiring Botmock and some significant raises.
Walmart acquires design tool Botmock as its invests in shopping by voice and text – TechCrunch
With its latest acquisition Walmart is further investing in technology that will enable shopping via voice and chat. The retail giant announced it’s acquiring “select technology assets” from a startup called Botmock, which had developed a set of tools for designing, prototyping, testing and deploying conversational applications across platforms.
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Introducing Pathways: A next-generation AI architecture
Too often, machine learning systems overspecialize at individual tasks, when they could excel at many. That’s why we’re building Pathways—a new AI architecture that will handle many tasks at once, learn new tasks quickly and reflect a better understanding of the world.
The additional capital will be focused on accelerating product and technology roadmap to scale Symbl.ai’s rapid creation of the conversation intelligence-as-a-service category.
Gupshup also acquired Dotgo earlier this month to expand its business. Gupshup, the leading conversational messaging platform, announced that Gaurav Kachhawa would be its Chief Product Officer or CPO.
Coinbase acquires Bengaluru-based start-up Agara - The Hindu BusinessLine
Plans to leverage Agara’s Deep Learning and Conversational AI technology to automate and enhance its customer experience tools
VoiceSage Acquires 2sms to Strengthen Its Presence in the U.S. Market
VoiceSage, an Irish headquartered company, a global cloud communication company, acquires 2sms to build its presence in the U.S. market.
Today a startup called Notable, which is building automation systems to help move healthcare processes along, is announcing a growth round of $100 million as it finds a ready market for its technology among hundreds of customers
Quark.ai Introduces Its Autonomous Customer Support Chatbot
Quark.ai, the market leader in Autonomous Customer Support, today announced the introduction of its Autonomous Customer Support Chatbot
Why good chatbots need context, not tree-based flows | by Rensen Ho | Sep, 2021 | Chatbots Life
In the example, you’re interested in visiting an attraction site and want to find out how much the entrance tickets are, so you ask, With a bit of guidance, the chatbot redirects you to a guided…
Latest Jobs from Bot Jobs
See more jobs at Bot Jobs.
Chatbot Linguist @ Wells Fargo - Bot Jobs
At Wells Fargo, we are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. We are seeking candidates who embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired.
Conversation Designer, Assistant @ Facebook - Bot Jobs
As a Conversation Designer for the Assistant Design Team, you will be involved in every aspect of the product development process from brainstorming to tweaking pixels and content right before launch.
Conversational AI Specialist @ Artificial Solutions - Bot Jobs
We are an international SAAS company specialized in Conversational Artificial Intelligence technology. In a few words, since more than 20 years, we create conversations!
Manager, A.I. Conversational Design @ JustAnswer - Bot Jobs
We are looking for a seasoned manager with experience leading and growing teams. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience managing individual contributors, ideally in the chatbot space, but also software developers or writers.
CX Conversational AI Specialist @ General Motors - Bot Jobs
The CX Conversational AI Specialist plays a key role in creating an extraordinary customer experience across voice and text-based customer engagement channels featuring natural language capabilities, that customers actually love.
Who's Talking
Podcasts and events (virtual and IRL) of interest.
Podcasts and Interviews
Voice bots and IVR Systems - The Future of On-Call Support
In this episode, we discover how bots and voice technology are connecting to bring customers improved on-call support.
We will cover:
– the new technologies for contact centers – how AI can improve Interactive Voice Response systems -what voice bots are capable of and how does the future look like – the ongoing project between PhoneMyBot and Inbenta
Conversational AI at Pepsico with Elena Parlatore - Voicebot Podcast Ep 233 - Voicebot.ai
Today, we discuss the objectives, technologies, channels, and the results of Pepsico’s many conversational AI initiatives and its work with XAPP.ai. It is a rare look inside the way that large consumer goods enterprises approach conversational AI.
Upcoming Events
We are running our first webinar to give you an introduction to the OpenDialog conversation model, as well as a demo of the platform and we would love to invite you and your colleagues to attend. Nothing to prepare, just bring your curious and open-minded selves and be ready to explore the OpenDialog Way with the team!
Conversational AI-Chatbots Online Networking Event
Online Networking Events About Conversational AI & Chatbots! Walk around in the virtual conference room and meet inspiring people! Brought to you Barend Jungerius and his Botrepreneurs
AI Changing the relationship between human and machine | Wonderland AI Summit 2021
Wonderland AI Summit 2020
Conversation Design Festival 2nd Edition 2021 - Nov 29 | Hopin
The 2nd edition Conversation Design Festival
THE EUROPEAN CHATBOT & CONVERSATIONAL AI SUMMIT 2nd EDITION
March1st & 2nd 2022
Online & Hybrid!
Grab 10% discount on top of the early-bird tickets
Discount Code: EUROPECHATBOT22
Early Bird discounts end – November 30, 2021
What are you up to?
This is a new feature dedicated to showcasing what some of you readers are up to. Get in touch to get some airtime around what you are up to.
Nobody took the opportunity to tell us about any interesting projects, job moves, research or other activities.
This is your space to tell the Conversational AI world what’s new and exciting with you, so please let me know by DM or email.
Closing notes
I hope you enjoyed Issue #13 (wow that’s now 3-months of issues).
I’m hoping that this keeps builds and improving with every issue. Let me know your thoughts, feedback and ideas of what you want to see by DM on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or even TikTok (not that I have worked that one out yet!).
Have a great week ahead!
Martyn, Founder @ bot-jobs.com
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