Cognitive Virtual Assistants Using Google Dialogflow

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This book offers a hands-on approach to creating production-ready enterprise cognitive virtual assistants using Google Dialogflow. It explores various cognitive technology options and focuses on virtual agents that address complex real-world scenarios across industries like travel and weather. You'll learn to implement advanced features such as input/output context, follow-up intents, actions, parameters, and managing multiple intents. The integration of your cognitive bot with third-party messaging platforms, including Facebook Messenger, is covered, as well as how to enhance your bots using webhooks to connect with external APIs. The book simplifies the cognitive platform, providing practical guidance for developing your own cognitive bots. It begins with foundational concepts and serves as a comprehensive guide for developers new to Google Dialogflow. All code examples are available as scripts and configuration files, enabling you to experiment and expand upon the provided examples. You will develop cognitive bots utilizing Google Dialogflow technology, handle complex conversation scenarios, enrich interactions by gauging user sentiment, learn best practices for bot development, and enhance your bots through third-party service integration.