Building Intelligent Chatbots on AWS

Learn how to develop, build, and deploy a chatbot using Amazon Lex.

Introduction

• Creating chatbots
• What you should know

1. AWS Lex Overview

• Introduction to AWS Lex
• AWS account and console
• Chatbot concepts
• Lex API and CLI

2. Creating a Bot

• Lex Bot creation
• Intents
• Kicking off the conversation
• Testing the bot
• Challenge: OrderDrink intent
• Solution: OrderDrink intent

3. Slots and Slot Types

• Slot types
• Custom slot types
• User input prompts
• Confirmation prompts
• Challenge: Create a restricted slot
• Solution: Create a restricted slot

4. Responses

• Closing response
• Prompting with card group
• Challenge: Closing response for dessert
• Solution: Closing response for dessert

5. Publishing

• Versions and aliases
• Client creation
• Client preparation
• Gathering configuration data
• Testing the bot with text
• Challenge: Engage bot from CLI
• Solution: Engage bot from CLI

6. Functionality of Lambdas

• Lex and Lambdas
• BookTrip sample bot
• Creating and connecting Lambdas
• Testing with Lambdas

Conclusion

• Continue training your chatbots