{"id":4169,"date":"2023-02-24T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.r-tree.net\/divergent-and-convergent-chatbots-differences\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:25:34","slug":"divergent-and-convergent-chatbots-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.r-tree.net\/en\/divergent-and-convergent-chatbots-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Divergent and Convergent Chatbots: What Are the Differences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all chatbots work in the same way. A useful distinction is between <strong>divergent chatbots<\/strong> and <strong>convergent chatbots<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Divergent chatbots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divergent chatbots are designed to explore possibilities. 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