"A cogent and even-handed overview of automated software agents and how they act as extensions of human intention."Allison Parrish, Poet, Bot Maker, and Assistant Arts Professor at New York University"Bots is a readable, accessible yet scholarly informed survey of the roles bots played, are playing, and might play in the future of the internet and digital devices. A useful reference for many students and scholars, and an engaging read for the wider public curious about bots."Sergey Sanovich, Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1: What is a Bot?2: Bots and Social Life3: Bots and Political Life4: Bots and Commerce5: Bots and Artificial Intelligence6: Theorizing the BotConclusion: The Future of BotsNotesBibliographyIndex
Nick Monaco is Chief Innovation Officer and Director of China Research at Miburo Solutions.Samuel Woolley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin.