Engage with the Google Assistant

 

28 Jul 2020

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Dialogflow and Actions Builder

Allen Firstenberg

Software developer / Consultant
New York

 

Google Developer Expert for Assistant, GSuite,

IoT, Wearables, Identity

 

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Twitter: @afirstenberg

 

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What are we talking about?

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What is the Google Assistant?

A conversation

between you and Google that helps you get things done

in your world.

Where do we find the Assistant?

Where do we find the Assistant?

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What are Actions on Google?

Actions on Google is the API

that lets you engage in conversations

with other services

through the Google Assistant.

Where Actions Run

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Dialogflow

Actions Builder

Dialogflow

• Actions on Google v2
• Actions + other chat platforms
• Many pre-defined entities
• No command line
• Intent-based design + context
• Static response or webhook

Actions Builder

• Actions on Google v3
• Actions only
   
• Fewer pre-defined entities
• Command line
• Graphical scene-based design
• Conditionals, static prompts, and webhook

Natural Language Processing tools

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(And you can use your own NLP, if you need to)

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