The document discusses serverless architectures and function as a service (FaaS) platforms, providing examples of using Apache OpenWhisk to run Python code that retweets tweets containing a hashtag in response to events and discussing how serverless architectures can be used to build chatbots that integrate with services like Amazon Lex. It also outlines some of the benefits of serverless platforms like AWS Lambda in allowing developers to run code without managing servers and only paying for the compute time used.