Node.js Bots with Azure

MN Azure UG 2018

@kamranayub / kamranicus.com / bit.ly/azurenodebots

Kamran Ayub

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The goal today

At a high level

• Create a Node.js bot
• Make it say "Hello"
• Make it understand intents
• Make it do stuff

What's a bot?

• Automated
• Dialog-based
• Just another UI

Why build one?

• Automate tasks
• Answer user questions
• Convenient and accessible

What does azure provide?

• Azure AI Platform
  • Bot Service
  • Cognitive Services (LUIS)
  • Machine Learning
• Microsoft Bot Builder SDK

Let's

get

started

LUIS grammar

• Intents - what does a user want to do?
• Entities - what is the user talking about?
• Utterances - what did the user say?
• Conversation - series of interactions that might be related

Thanks!

@kamranayub

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