Chatbots - The Hype, Challenges and Opportunities

Explore the world of chatbots in this 54-minute conference talk from NDC Conferences. Delve into the history, current technology stack, and potential of chatbots while learning to build a simple yet intelligent bot using a bot framework. Discover how to deploy and integrate your creation across various messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Telegram. Gain insights into industry challenges and opportunities, and get inspired to develop your own innovative chatbot. Cover topics including customer service applications, design patterns, hosting options, the Microsoft Bot Framework, Bot Builder SDK, and integration techniques. Examine real-life examples, discuss current trends, and uncover the potential for chatbots to revolutionize various aspects of technology and communication.

Introduction
What are Chatbots
History
Customer service
Chatbots for everything
Reallife examples
Create your own
Build your own
Stateless
Design patterns
Building a good bot
Where to host your bot
Second demo
Microsoft Bot Framework
Bot Builder SDK
Connect
Emulator
Publishing
Examples
Chatbot Framework
Integration
Challenges
Summary
Trends to watch
Conclusion