An introduction to bots based on documentation from AWS and Amazon Lex Service.

1. A Bot Named Lex
An Introduction to Bots
Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lex/latest/dg/how-it-works.html

2. What is a Bot?
I'm a software
application
I can do tasks
over the
Internet
A personal assistant for the simple things in life...like
ordering pizza

3. What Can a Bot Do?
A bot like Lex can perform automated tasks
Order a pizza
Book a hotel
Order flowers

4. How Does a Bot Understand?
Lex has superpowers of understanding
ASR
NLU
ASR = Automatic Speech Recognition
NLU = Natural Language Understanding
Lex's power of understanding comes from ASR
and NLU

5. A Bot Who Understands You
Lex listens
Lex the Bot is listening and understanding
what you need.
You can use text or voice because Lex
listens
Created by: Tasha Penwell
Computer Science Program Manager
Hocking College