Bots have been in the news a lot over the last few months. From plaguing social media and threatening to scupper Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout, to being blamed for Taylor Swift’s tour ticketing woes on the Live Nation site, they tend to make the news for all the wrong reasons. But what exactly are bots? Can they be used for good? And can they help organisations? We’re joined today by Matt Armstong-Barnes, HPE Chief Technologist, to find out.

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