Chapter 18. Infographic: The Bot Platforms Ecosystem

Jon Bruner

Behind the recent bot boom are big improvements in artificial intelligence and the rise of ubiquitous messaging services. In Figure 18-1, I’ve listed some of the most important AI, messaging, and bot deployment platforms, and have also highlighted the emergence of a few interesting stacks: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Apple each control a general AI agent as well as at least one entry elsewhere in the stack—and Facebook may not be far behind with its M agent.

Figure 18-1. The bot platform ecosystem (full-size version at oreilly.com)