Atchai appointed to Crown Commercial Service’s Spark DPS Framework
Posted 23 Oct 2019 (1 minute read)
We’re pleased to announce that Atchai has been appointed as a supplier on the new government procurement framework for innovative technology - Spark DPS. CompleteFlow is our product for intelligent automation and conversational AI. It is now available with both cloud and on-premises hosting on Spark. If you’re looking to leverage conversational AI, machine learning or NLP technology in government or the public sector then please contact us in the first instance and we can advise on solutions and procurement options.
Read moreUsing reinforcement learning and multi agent modelling to simulate token economies
Posted 31 Dec 2018 (15 minute read)
MythX (previously Mythril) recently made the decision to drop their custom token and move to a stablecoin-based subscription payment system. Bernhard already posted a good overview of the reasoning behind this decision but I’d like to add some background on how we used simulations to help us understand the dynamics of and issues with the token model. By way of disclaimer, I’m an advisor to MythX and co-creator of the Economy.
Read moreCan we save the utility token?
Posted 30 Aug 2018 (8 minute read)
Introducing a dynamic bonding curve token model Utility tokens have received a lot of bad press recently, and for good reason. Many ICOs that sold utility tokens seem to have massively over-estimated the supply of tokens required for normal usage of their networks. The price of these tokens has been supported by speculative investors who presumably didn’t give much thought to the fact that they were not designed to function as a store of value and will likely be sold in return for usage as soon as they’re purchased by legitimate users, resulting in what is now commonly referred to as the velocity problem.
Read moreSoftware licences as non-fungible tokens
Posted 11 Apr 2018 (6 minute read)
What if all our software licenses were compatible and we could go to a single integrated app store and sell say three days of Adobe Creative Cloud and buy two days of Microsoft Office? This flexibility would be a clear win for consumers but would surely lead to a loss of revenue for software vendors. Hmm, but what if this easy transferability of licenses also reduced piracy? In this post we present a simple proof of concept, representing software licenses as ERC721 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, and using Metamask to passwordlessly log in to a web app by proving that you own the address that owns the tokens.
Read moreOpenSign - Decentralized Agreements on the Blockchain
Posted 15 Mar 2018 (4 minute read)
OpenSign is a free, decentralized alternative to products like DocuSign and EchoSign. It allows you to make agreements without requiring any trusted third party to keep track of your documents and signatures. td;dr The OpenSign dapp is currently an MVP, you can try it yourself now if you have some Ethereum and your browser has MetaMask installed. How does it work We’ve tried to make the process of creating multi-party agreements as simple as possible, but you will need some experience of using Ethereum and Metamask for any of this to make sense.
Read moreEyewitness Platform sprint 2 update
Posted 17 Jan 2018 (5 minute read)
The Eyewitness platform is an open source messaging bot and management interface designed to let news organisations distribute stories and collects User Generated Content (UGC). The project is funded by Code for Africa and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Feedback on our first release As detailed in the update for release 1, our first version of the Eyewitness chatbot focussed on providing a reason for people to connect with the bot.
Read moreEyewitness Platform sprint 1 update
Posted 29 Aug 2017 (4 minute read)
The Eyewitness platform is an open source messaging bot and management interface designed to let news organisations distribute stories and collects User Generated Content (UGC). The project is funded by Code for Africa and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Funding issues First off, an apology. When we pitched this project we intended to begin development sometime in spring and to have a working product out in the market by this point.
Read moreIntroducing Eyewitness - the newsgathering bot platform
Posted 2 Feb 2017 (2 minute read)
UPDATE: Out of 736 applications, it was announced today that we are one of the 22 winners to receive funding from #innovateAfrica. We’re absolutely thrilled to have been chosen, and we’re really excited about the potential for Eyewitness to transform newsgathering. What is EyeWitness Bot? Eyewitness will allow media organisations to leverage their community on Facebook to gather opinions, tip-offs and quotes. We will save journalists time, enabling them to collect information quickly and on a large scale, with an innovative AI bot and data analysis platform.
Read moreLastSeen - a chatbot that knows you're safe
Posted 2 Feb 2017 (4 minute read)
LastSeen is a simple chatbot that asks the user to check-in once a day and notifies their designated contact if they don’t. The project is a collaboration with Tom Hewitson. Tom’s father passed away last year. Once the initial shock had subsided he found himself often worrying about his mum now that she was on her own. As he was calling to check in on her every day he had the idea for LastSeen.
Read moreHow to run a successful chatbot development project
Posted 2 Sep 2016 (6 minute read)
In this article we’ll share a few things we’ve learned from building chatbots and conversational UI products. We’ll cover how to select the right messaging platforms, the importance of conversation design and why we’ve built our own platform for the rapid development of chatbot products. What does success look like? Before starting any project, it’s important to define goals and how you’re going to measure success. One of the unique things about chatbot products is that you can sometimes fake it til you make it.
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