Imagining a future where AR, VR, and chatbots converge

Few emerging technologies generate as much buzz as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and chatbots. Even so, it seems like these new technologies explode onto the public radar, then vanish as quickly as they arrive. Behind the scenes, though, companies and researchers are making ongoing breakthroughs in all three of these areas. And when AR and VR combine with AI-powered chatbots, magic happens. Augmented reality has been around for a few years, notably in games such as Pokémon Go. It didn't really grab the public's attention on a large scale until the last generation of iPhones was released, though.