On Tuesday, Facebook launched Bots for Messenger, a step that could define the next decade in the same way that the Apple App Store launch paved the path for companies like Uber to build a business off your phone. Its new messaging platform will help businesses build intelligent chatbots to let them communicate in Messenger.
"Today could be the beginning of a new era," said Facebook Messenger chief David Marcus.
So what are these chatbots, and why is everyone obsessed?