Why Pokémon Go could be a groundbreaking model for chatbots

This year has been fondly dubbed the year of the bot by tech leaders, investors, and journalists. However, while many have been following the bot revolution, the first truly viral augmented reality (AR) game, Pokémon Go, has just usurped that whole trend in the public eye. The combination of nostalgia and cool tech has created a perfect storm for an underdeveloped platform to get serious attention.

So what does this mean? Has the 2016 tech trend been hit with an AR curveball? Are bots so last month?