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What is a Chatbot?<\/span><\/p>\n

Once I was browsing through a restaurant website at 3 in the morning and thought of booking a table for the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, I was curious to know about the cuisines available before making a request. I thought of asking it on chat. And guess what, I dropped a message on their website at 3 AM and got a reply instantly that answered all my queries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I ended up booking a table right there!<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you think there were humans sitting that late to answer just a simple question of mine? No, they were not humans – they were Chatbots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, what is Chatbot? How to make a chatbot?<\/a> And, What are the benefits of having it for your business? Let\u2019s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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