An easier way…•Surely, there has got to be!

Botsourcing

You’ve heard of…

• Outsourcing

You’ve heard of…

• Outsourcing

You’ve heard of…

• Crowdsourcing

You’ve heard of…

• Crowdsourcing

What about…• Botsourcing?

Botsourcing

• the assignment of tasks traditionally performed by human agents to an autonomous software agent

• Examples include both physical and online tasks.

Physical Tasks

• Robots. • What have you seen?

Botsourcing

Internet Bots• simple and structurally repetitive tasks at

higher rates than humans• Examples: GoogleBot, ChatterBot, GameBot,

ShopBot, TradingBot, EbayBot, SpamBot

Botsourcing

GoogleBot• A search bot used by Google to index webpages• It collects documents from the web to build a

searchable index for the Google search engine

Botsourcing

ChatterBot• A computer program designed to simulate an

intelligent conversation via auditory or textual methods.

• Examples: jabberwocky Ultra Hal Santa• Practical Uses?

Botsourcing

GameBot• A robotic computer controlled entity that simulates another

opponent or cooperative human play in video game• Work via artificial intelligence routines preprogrammed to

suit the game, map, and rules• Examples: Halo, WOW, Second Life

Botsourcing

ShopBot• Checks many websites for the best price

on an item• Examples:PriceGrabber Froogle

Botsourcing

TradingBot• web robots which automatically

execute trading activity on an internet trading site.

• Examples: BullionBot

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EbayBot• Win one auction with sniping• Examples: eSnipe

Botsourcing

SpamBot• harvest email addresses from

contact forms or guestbook pages

Botsourcing

The Next Step…• Outsourced thought = Artificial Intelligence• “I think we have to get away from designing these

machines manually and actually let them evolve and learn like children.”

• Examples: Soccer playing

Botsourcing

Take home question.

•What can bots do for you?

Botsourcing