Chatbots aren't Terminators-they're just trying to 'optimize outcomes'

Chatbots aren't Terminators-they're just trying to 'optimize outcomes'

Yes, Facebook's chatbots have created their own, non-human language to communicate with each other. No, this doesn't mean they're planning to take over the world. Last week, The Atlantic published a report from researchers at Facebook's Artificial Intelligence Research Lab that describes the company's use of machine learning to train "dialogue agents" to negotiate.