Monetizing Chatbots and Björk's VR

In this week's Brain Boost: monetizing chatbots, AI breaks the sound barrier, and Björk's VR. Monetizing chatbots Artificially intelligent assistants are all the rage. Facebook has an AI messenger bot that makes recommendations with you via chat. Amazon has Alexa, which can handle simple conversations and enables you to make purchases– all without turning on any device. And, of course, Apple's Siri performs a huge range of functions and will reportedly be a big part of next generation Macintoshes.