AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Forbes' The Premise tech podcast - Episode 2: Rise Of The Bots

Exploring the business case of new AI-powered bot economy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Forbes' The Premise tech podcast - Episode 2: Rise Of The Bots launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Oversubscribed - #4: The Future of AI, #RIPTwitter, and Content Monetization with Mark Johnson▲75
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
O'Reilly Bots Podcast: Sarah Guo on the Case for Bots▲67
Greylock Partners investor joins for episode 2
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
3
a16z Podcast: Bots and Beyond ▲134
How can we keep bots in perspective — beyond the fad?
2016 · a16z.com · its alternatives →
4
What are conversational bots?▲102
An introduction to and overview of AI-driven chatbots
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
5
Botbuzz▲127
On-Demand chatbot developers
2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →
6
[Array] Podcast▲88
Hacks on AI/ML and data from founders and investors
2018 · array.vc · its alternatives →
7
Product People ▲239
Podcast focused on great products and their makers
2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →
8
The Hustle Episode 60: Imagine an Army of Friend Bots (with Chris Messina)▲20
Open source, conversational UI and contextual design
2017 · funsize.co · its alternatives →
9
Botdesk▲199
Turn your FAQs into a bot in 5 minutes
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Kevinsured▲97
Chatbot insurance for the sharing economy.
2017 · its alternatives →
11
Interview with Peter Diamandis (XPrize)▲71
What our future will look like once AI outsmarts humans :)
2017 · theartofcharm.com · its alternatives →
12
Hack to Start: Ep. 125 - Orrett Davis, Head of Growth, Abe▲55
Orrett talks about the intersection of Bots & Fin-tech
2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
13
Technotopia: 28 - Paul Papadimitriou▲63
A podcast about a better future
2016 · technotopia.cc · its alternatives →
14
Planet Money▲153
A podcast covering the global economy
2014 · its alternatives →
15
The Chatbots Magazine Botcast Ep 1 - Chatbots bubble, Slack fund invests, and Cisco makes moves▲98
We discuss the secret lives of chatbots.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Ruby on Rails Podcast #204: Money and open source▲81
Sean and Kyle talk the economics of open source software.
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →
17
Nowdue for Slack▲93
Super fast invoicing bot for small teams
2016 · its alternatives →
18
Exponent - 61: OpenAI and Strategy Credits▲66
OpenAI's new mission and what it says about capitalism
2015 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
19
Botified▲101
A job board for bot developers
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Love Your Work w/ David Kadavy – Is Silicon Valley Leading Us Into The Robot Apocalypse? ▲63
An interview with Nir Eyal
2016 · hwcdn.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
21
Bytes - "Okay Google, what is artificial intelligence?"▲62
We discuss what an AI-powered future could look like
2016 · static1.squarespace.com · its alternatives →
22
bots_alive▲64
Gives sophisticated brains to cheap robots
2017 · spectrum.ieee.org · its alternatives →
23
Avid Bots▲78
Let our robots do your cleaning!
2014 · avidbots.com · its alternatives →
24
O'Reilly Bots Podcast - #8 - Real AI products arrive▲69
Hilary Mason, Jimi Smoot, Roger Chen on creating AI products
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →