This document summarizes a presentation about exploring natural language processing APIs and building smart chatbots. It introduces the speaker and their background in NLP. It then defines NLP, outlines its history, and explains why NLP is important and difficult. It describes common NLP components and lists popular APIs that can be used to build chatbots, like API.ai, Watson, and Amazon Lex. Finally, it provides an overview of how an NLP-powered chatbot works and references additional resources.