Making Chatbots Better with Rohini Srihari

About this episode

Rohini Srihari discusses her work on advanced chatbots that assist individuals with ALS.

Not all chatbots are created equal. Some, like those used in customer service, are relatively simple. Others—like the systems Rohini Srihari builds—can take on far more complex tasks, such as giving a voice to someone with ALS who has lost the ability to speak. In this episode, Srihari, an artificial intelligence pioneer at the University at Buffalo, shares how she combines her love of language with computer science to create AI-based tools that not only help people with motor neuron diseases...

People in this episode

Host: University at Buffalo

Guest: Rohini Srihari

Topics covered

• chatbots
• artificial intelligence
• communication
• health technology
• motor neuron diseases

Keywords

• chatbots
• AI
• ALS
• communication technology
• language processing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University at Buffalo

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