It seems like everyone is talking about bots these days: from major announcements by Facebook, to the quick demise of Tay from Microsoft, to a myriad tiny chatbots flooding your Twitter timeline. But what are they actually good for? Great question! To help figure that out, I'm welcoming back onto the show Ryan Block, co-founder of Begin (and former editor of this very website!).

And OK, you can talk to Belbot here. Godspeed.