What creating SelenaBot taught me about the future

GUEST: It was a normal Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles when I had a realization of what chatbots could be. I was working on my MacBook out of a coffee shop called Alfreds, which is known to be a celebrity hotspot in West Hollywood. I go there regularly because of the friendly, laid-back environment. I personally couldn’t care less if I saw a celebrity. But the irony is that I was there working on a new project: a chatbot of a celebrity. Why?
There’s a differe