I’ve been meaning to write about the Manus X Machina themed Met Gala this year, which opened the Costume Institute’s 2016 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

But I kept holding back since I felt I didn’t have anything particularly constructive or nice to say.

However, after having a chat with Michelle Hua, founder of MadeWithGlove, a UK wearable tech company, I realised that some of issues I have with Manus X Machina are applicable to the fashion industry in general. 

A few weeks ago we asked whether a real human/computer conversation could ever take place. Well, with Facebook releasing the first batch of its new Messenger chat bots, that goal may have edged slightly closer.

So what are chat bots? And how will they impact the internet?