Highlights from #WatsonDevCon

The #developer conversation at #WatsonDevCon right now: @developerWorks, @IBMBluemix, #cognitive HT @Josh_schwaa @mikestrattonNETpic.twitter.com/YGFczEDraJ

Bots need to pass the beer test, says @ashevat of @SlackHQ. You should want to take a bot for a beer after engaging with it. #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/PwuulEQ43c

.@SlackHQ's #chatbot gets snappier with #cognitive tech from @IBMWatson ► http://newsr.ms/ZiFdKkz  via @engadget @Giuliano84 #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/AiRgmfXPyg

If you're a #developer, don't build a #bot to solve all company problems, says @mattmakai of @Twilio. Solve one problem first. #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/NaBbsWDBix

Build a better : @IBM's #Watson #VirtualAgent brings cognitive tech to #chatbots ► http://newsr.ms/atm9wVW  via @physorg_com #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/tdhAfLzVZt

Personality is important in bots, says @ashevat. #Devs need to determine which personality is appropriate for business use #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/QVyEL5Gcnq

If a #chatbot can show it understands a user, the user will be more likely to trust the #bot, says @rama_akkiraju #WatsonDevCon #cognitivepic.twitter.com/XoUiN28wia

.@eturner303 of @IBMWatson: #Data is power. But only if you use it. #WatsonDevCon #AIpic.twitter.com/zZ7e3v0Sw5

.@eturner303: 80% of data created in the world today is unstructured. It's the words we speak, the photos & videos we take. #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/lCbkUsaFeT

#WatsonDevCon speaker Richard Daskas and @IBMResearch's @jmukund are teaching @IBMWatson to make music ► http://newsr.ms/zS8Qnd  via @BIAUSpic.twitter.com/CIAvh7zx5k

"The cutting edge of music" —composer Richard Daskas talks computer-made songs ► http://newsr.ms/VqRnzTB  via @CBSThisMorning #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/lm5exD0nZv

Computer, musical collaborator: Listen to @IBMWatson's new jam here ► http://newsr.ms/psRkBmw  via @mashable @jmukund #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/wtWrnsTfsf

First stop #Jeopardy! Next stop #TheGrammys? @IBMWatson makes music now ► http://newsr.ms/H17TWUg  via @motherboard @jmukund #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/zPlVJwJ59K

.@IBMWatson actually knows how a user is feeling. If it detects anger, a #bot can pull a human into the conversation: @ashevat #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/VN8WSk46Qf

The #cognitive discovery loop: Insights lead to new questions, which then lead to new insights, and so on. cc: @eturner303 #WatsonDevCon #AIpic.twitter.com/7gXGN3EJnt

#WatsonDevCon's in #SanFrancisco but the Twitter conversation is global: pic.twitter.com/KnPD7T2aYo

In the past 2 years, the world has generated more data than in all previous years in the history of humankind: @eturner303 #WatsonDevConpic.twitter.com/Ilf6dmH301