{"id":389,"date":"2018-12-31T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/interview-paolo-molinara-facebook-messenger-what-are-the-chatbots-and-what-can-they-offer\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T13:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T12:03:24","slug":"interview-paolo-molinara-facebook-messenger-what-are-the-chatbots-and-what-can-they-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/ai-ml\/machine-learning\/interview-paolo-molinara-facebook-messenger-what-are-the-chatbots-and-what-can-they-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Messenger: what are chatbots and what can they offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello Paolo, let\u2019s start with a simple question: could you tell us something about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did my studies in computer engineering and I got in touch with AperiTech through the Facebook Developer Circle Rome community. I’m the CTO at Hej! which is a creative agency which deals with creating artificial intelligence and chatbots. I take care of the whole technical operative part: analysis, design and development. I’m a passionate gamer and I also enjoy virtual reality. I love swimming, I play tennis, I go to the gym regularly and I also like running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could you tell us about how you entered the tech world? Have you ever thought about changing your profession?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started working in a web agency where I did JavaScript development as an intern. Then I threw myself into the world of startups, and on this occasion my true passion for technology and programming was born. After this two year experience as a CTO<\/a> in Tutored, which I’m keen on not only for the technical part, but also for business development, my interest in artificial intelligence and chatbots began and I found this new job position. I think what I’m doing is the right thing for me. I love solving problems by applying my knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one of the Aperitech meetups you gave a talk entitled \u201cFacebook Messenger, what are the chatbots and what can they offer?”. Could you tell us why you decided to present on this topic?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got familiar with this technology and it’s the opposite to what a traditional website was, something static where the user finds themselves, without knowing how to move around. The chatbot technology instead allows you to get a lot closer to the user, letting even big brands have more contact with users and, in a certain sense, dialogue with them and get information through the conversation. It’s a very strong technology at the moment: we work through Facebook campaigns in which we advertise our chatbots, which have information inside that our client wants to get to their final customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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