Here’s how much it costs to make a chatbot

GUEST: The new world of businesses communicating with consumers via instant messaging is getting plenty of attention by the media, entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and marketers alike.
Mostly regarded through the perspective of chatbots — which are powered by automated scripts and in some cases even natural language understanding — this new path allows a whole new way for consumers to engage with service providers, and vice versa.
This new space is being dissected in e