Post #97

Seems like a long-waited feature is finally coming to Facebook - group chatbots. Facebook will reveal at its F8 conference a new class of bots that work inside Messenger group chats 😍 I really like this update because from my perspective there is a plenty of cases where it can be useful. For example, a Messenger group of football fans could add a sports bot to their thread, where it could report score changes, big plays and other news from the game. An e-commerce group bot could keep a group of coworkers informed about the status of their lunch delivery, letting them know that the order is being prepared and when it arrives. And the main point here - since these group bots won’t be the sole conversation partner, there will be less pressure on them to act human, and more opportunity for them to service a specific utility. https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/29/facebook-group-bots/