• Conditional fields using IBM Watson Conversation Slots

    I’ve been playing a little more with the Slots feature in IBM Watson Conversations and hit a few issues that at first seemed like they could be a problem. One scenario in particular that took me a while to solve, was how to build conditional logic into a node with Slots. Let’s say that we

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  • Using Slots to collect data in IBM Watson Conversations

    A new feature was released in IBM Watson Conversations earlier this month called “Slots”. This feature allows the collection of data from users to be configured in a more data driven and succinct manner than was previously possible. In a previous post, I explained an approach for recursively collecting information that relied on configuring a

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  • Formula for cherry picking the right topics for your chatbot

    Original Article Posted to LinkedIn on 22nd June 2017 So you’re building an AI powered chatbot to help customers on your website, but where do you start? Unless you’re in the position of knowing exactly what your customers will talk to your chatbot about, you’ll need to make some assumptions and pick your topics carefully.

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  • Gmail aliases using the + character

    I like Gmail for a lot of reasons, but one reason in particular is the ability to use the + character to create new unique email address aliases. I cannot remember how many years ago I found this feature or indeed how I found it, but several conversations over the past few months have highlighted

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  • Pattern for gathering information in IBM Watson Conversations

    UPDATE: The approach detailed in the post is now out of date for many use cases, please see the update post Using Slots to collect data in IBM Watson Conversations. In a previous post, I shared some thoughts and an approach to Recursive questions with IBM Watson’s Conversation service. The post detailed how we can collect a piece

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