Is the recent frenzy around cognitive technologies – deep learning, agentive technology, bots, and AI – something technical communicators need to be concerned about? Do these technologies herald a new renaissance for content? Or is our field doomed to obsolescence when the bots take over?
To sum up my opinion about this brave new world:
Same problems, different day… huge opportunity.
What do I mean? Let’s start with "same problems".
Same problems
At its roots, not much has changed about business or our industry since the bots began taking over (the past 5-10 years). Our goals are the same:
- Our clients (as in the consumers of our content) want to achieve success.
- Businesses want to acquire and retain customers, make money, and grow.
- As technical communicators we want to
- support our clients in successfully achieving their goals
- contribute to the success of our businesses to achieve their goals
In other words, everyone wants an experience in which the right content is designed and delivered to the right people at the right time.
These core tenets of our industry and business have not changed over the 35 years that I’ve been in this industry. The business ...
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