Conversational Bots - Chances & Risks
News Bots and Implications on Journalism
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The Project

A team of five students explores the possiblities and risks of conversational bots by building one. Practical experiences and theoretical research.

Critical Making

Our approach: A combination of practical exploration and critical analysis

Practical Experience

Building a conversational bot that sends personalized news to the user

Theoretical Research

A detailed view on conversational bots and implications of NewsBots on Journalism

"Hey World and welcome to the breakingbot.news blog!"

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"We don’t want to be Frankensteins!"

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"From oral chit-chat to web — a brief chronology of news"

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"Thinking like a bot: Lessons from creating a newsbot"

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"The command line as a bot?"

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"'I’ve got news for you!' — About news supply in times of world wide web"

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Presentation Of The Project

About

Beginnings and further goals

  • April - May 2016

    The project is born

    Founding of the team and definiton of the project.

  • June 2016

    Project Kick-Off

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  • August 2016

    Launch NewsBot Alpha Version

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  • November 2016

    NewsBot Beta Version

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  • To
    be
    continued!

Our Amazing Team

Bernd Paulus

Vision Leader

Luca Hammer

Lead Designer

Max Karadeniz

Lead Developer

Christine Becker

Bookworm

Alexander Grasshoff

Criminal Mastermind

Contact Us at

hello@breakingbot.news

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