Week 7 Assignment

 

Complete the following assignment in one MS word document:

Chapter 12 –discussion question #1-3 & exercise 1 & 12 & 16

Chapter 13- discussion question #1-4 & exercise 3 & 4 & 6

When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week.

All work must be original (not copied from any source).

Chapter 12:

Discussion question 1-3:

1. Some people say that chatbots are inferior for chatting. Others disagree. Discuss.

2. Discuss the financial benefits of chatbots.

3. Discuss how IBM Watson will reach 1 billion people by 2018 and what the implications of that are.

Exercise 1,12,16:

1. Compare the chatbots of Facebook and WeChat. Which has more functionalities?

12. Research the role of chatbots in helping patients with dementia.

16. Microsoft partners with the government of Singapore to develop chatbots for e-services. Find out how this is done.

Chapter 13:

Discussion question 1-4:

1. Compare the IoT with regular Internet.

2. Discuss the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on our lives.

3. Why must a truly smart home have a bot?

4. Why is the IoT considered a disruptive technology?

Exercise 3, 4, 6:

3. AT&T is active in smart city projects. Investigate their activities (solutions). Write a summary.

4. It is said that the IoT will enable new customer service and B2B interactions. Explain how.

6. Find information about Sophia, a robot from Hanson Robotics. Summarize her capabilities.