On the 12th and 13th of November the 9th edition of the conference CONVERSATIONS took place in Lübeck, Germany. A few members of sHAI (Zhen Cong, Ezgi, and Valentina; the three people in the photo on the right) were present and had a great time sharing their work, asking questions, and meeting new people. After a welcome speech by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Abke, Asbjørn Følstad formally kicked-off the conference programme by inviting the audience to “delve” into the topics concerning chatbots and hu