Facebook Messenger bots from Octane AI are now released to the public, including the Convos platform. Chatbots are one of the most under-utilized forms of technologies we have today.
While not necessarily essential, AI bots have so much potential to grow across various industries. With that said, Octane AI just released their Facebook Messenger bots to the rest of the world. According to VentureBeat, Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht explained that while creating bots isn't exactly "exciting," it is something he considers as "useful" nonetheless. Schlicht explained that having lots of messages in a company's Facebook page is pointless without any response.
This is where the Facebook Messenger bots come in to respond to those messages. A process that the Octane AI CEO finds as "valuable" to customers. Octane AI's Convos platform, on the other hand, helps create interactive conversations with the audience.
Convos will be handled by Facebook Messenger bots, once it's fully arranged by the company. This per-determined and fully customizable platform gives audiences options based on what they want to see. This process sort of works like an interactive magazine or a text-based adventure game.
The emphasis on Convos isn't more on automation, but engagement between a company and its audience. Schlicht mentioned that Convos wouldn't require any fees, at this moment at least. The Octane AI CEO wants to see first, how everyone is utilizing the Facebook Messenger bots.
Schlicht also wanted to find out if its being effective at helping companies. "Most people won't pay unless we're helping them make money," Schlicht added.
According to MarketWired, there are already a long list of celebrities and established companies making use of these Facebook Messenger bots. Companies such as Interscope Records and KTVU Fox 2 as well as celebrities like Maroon 5, Aerosmith, 50 Cent and Lindsay Lohan.
Even non-profit organizations like Samasource and The Cato Institute are already using the Convos platform. With its focus on audience interactivity, Octane AI's Facebook Messenger bots might be the future of new chatbots that are actually useful.
