Hands-On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex – hinnat ja saatavuus

Build artificial intelligence (AI) powered voice and text conversational interfaces with AmazonKey FeaturesDevelop Alexa Skills to create a working voice user interface (VUI)Integrate Amazon Lex chatbots into Facebook, Slack, and text messagesLearn to use AWS Lambda, Alexa Skills Kit, and Amazon LexBook DescriptionHave you ever wondered how Alexa apps are made, how voice-enabled technologies work, or how chatbots function? And why tech giants such as Amazon and Google are investing in voice technologies? A better question is: why should I start developing on these platforms? Hands-On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex covers all features of the Alexa Skills kit with real-world examples that help you develop skills to integrate Echo and chatbots into Facebook, Slack, and Twilio with the Amazon Lex platform. The book starts with teaching you how to set up your local environment and AWS CLI so that you can automate the process of uploading AWS Lambda from your local machine. You will then learn to develop Alexa Skills and Lex chatbots using Lambda functions to control functionality. Once you’ve come to grips with this, you will learn to create increasingly complex chatbots, integrate Amazon S3, and change the way Alexa talks to the user. In the concluding chapters, we shift our focus to Amazon Lex and messaging chatbots. We will explore Alexa, learn about DynamoDB databases, and add cards to user conversations. By the end of this book, you will have explored a full set of technologies that will enable you to create your own voice and messaging chatbots using Amazon. What you will learnCreate a development environment using Alexa Skills Kit, AWS CLI, and Node.jsBuild Alexa Skills and Lex chatbots from scratchGain access to third-party APIs from your Alexa Skills and Lex chatbotsUse AWS services such as Amazon S3 and DynamoDB to enhance the abilities of your Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex chatbotsPublish a Lex chatbot to Facebook Messenger, Twilio SMS, and SlackCreate a custom website for your Lex chatbotsDevelop your own skills for Alexa-enabled devices such as the EchoWho this book is forHands-On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex is for developers who are interested in building conversational bots and Alexa skills with Amazon. Prior experience with JavaScript programming is required.