Abstract: A system comprising a network environment including a user interface and an automated task application or “bot”. The system further comprises a memory and processing component comprising programming executable to perform the steps of: receiving natural language input from a user; providing electronically coded data associated with the natural language; sending the electronically coded data to a set of child bot applications; receiving child bot application responses comprising an answer and a confidence score; determining a winning child bot response; and providing the winning child bot answer to the user.