# How uncertainty could help a machine hold a more eloquent conversation

https://blog.cynexia.com/how-uncertainty-could-help-a-machine-hold-a-more-eloquent-conversation

Author: [Rob Aleck](https://blog.cynexia.com/pages/about) · https://github.com/mnbf9rca · https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaleck/ · https://family-foqos.app/

Published: 2018-05-20
Categories: LinkedIn cross-post


Probabilistic models of natural language processing don’t seem that revolutionary - after all, humans implicitly work this way - but building a practical but generic framework has been a challenge for engineers and researchers for years (we only have to look at the Alexa Prize ([https://developer.amazon.com/alexaprize](<https://www.amazon.science/alexa-prize>)) to see how hard this issue is). Gamalon’s new product claims to solve this issue. It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out.  
[https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611078/how-uncertainty-could-help-a-machine-hold-a-more-eloquent-conversation/](<https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/05/07/143005/how-uncertainty-could-help-a-machine-hold-a-more-eloquent-conversation/>)AI startup Gamalon developed a clever new way for chatbots and virtual assistants to converse with us.