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The rapid rise of technology has seen the development of tools such as chatbots that appear to be able to do everything from assisting with customer service inquiries to providing medical advice. While these tools are useful and can in many ways be advantageous, it does not appear that they may ever entirely replace the need for human interaction.  Photo by  Emiliano Vittoriosi  on  Unsplash First and foremost, chatbots, no matter how advanced their programming, cannot think on their own, nor can they adapt to the hundreds of cues that people are throwing off in any given moment. They rely on what is programmed by their developers, and while they can function more or less effectively in a range of tasks, they lack the versatility that comes with human input. The human brain is a remarkable piece of machinery and its ability to deduce context, meaning and imperceptible nuances in conversations would be nearly impossible to replicate with a chatbot. Humans can quickly ...

Chatbots are a rapidly emerging tool that are rapidly becoming commonplace in the tech industry. Generally, these are computer programs designed to simulate conversations with human users, typically through text or voice chat interfaces. Chatbots can be used for a variety of different tasks, from providing automated customer service and product support to ordering products and services. As technology advances and artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, chatbots are increasingly used for more complex applications and tasks such as providing advice, creating custom chatbots for certain needs, or even writing news articles. Photo by  Om siva Prakash  on  Unsplash Recently, however, some experts have begun to question the value of chatbots, arguing that, beyond some basic tasks, these technologies lack the ability to perform meaningful work. This criticism has been particularly pointed in regards to tasks that require deeper thought and creativity - tasks that ar...