What is conversational AI?
Conversational AI is technology that lets software understand and respond in natural language - powering chatbots, voice assistants, and messaging assistants you interact with by talking or texting.
Conversational AI uses natural-language understanding and generation - today powered by large language models - so you can interact with software the way you'd talk to a person, by typing or speaking, instead of clicking through menus.
It is the foundation under chatbots, voice assistants, and messaging assistants. The most advanced conversational AI is paired with memory and tools, so it can not only chat but remember context and take action.
how this works in folk
Folk is conversational AI you reach in your own messaging apps - you text it like a friend, and because it adds memory and its own computer, it moves from conversation to real action.
frequently asked
What powers conversational AI?
Modern conversational AI runs on large language models for understanding and generating language, often combined with memory and tools so it can act, not just talk.
Is conversational AI just chatbots?
Chatbots are one form. Conversational AI also includes voice assistants and messaging assistants like folk, which pair natural-language chat with memory and the ability to take action.