Build your own
Chatbot therapist
in F#
Chatbots
What is a chatbot?
a) rule-based
b) machine learning based
Rule-based chatbot
Match predefined rules to user input
Machine learning chatbot
I'm in London at Progressive F# tutorials.
Plan for today
- Build a rule-based chatbot locally.
- Deploy to Azure.
- Connect to Slack.
- ...
- Profit!
Chatbot therapist
Eliza
1964 to 1966, MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Joseph Weizenbaum
I had not realized… that extremely short exposures to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people.
Joseph Weizenbaum
Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment To Calculation.
Eliza effect
Tendency to unconsciously assume computer behaviors are analogous to human behaviors.
How does Eliza work?
Pattern |
Answers |
| Why do you need * ? | |
| I need * | Would it really help you to get * ? |
| Are you sure you need * ? |
How does Eliza work? 🍰
Pattern |
User input |
| I need * | I need some cake |
How does Eliza work? 🍰
User input |
Answers |
| Why do you need some cake? | |
| I need some cake | Would it really help you to get some cake? |
| Are you sure you need some cake? |
Pattern |
User input |
| I need * | I need some cake |
Unification!
Find substitution that unifies two expressions
The whole process
- Get user input
- Find matching pattern
- Extract substitution
- Select answer and insert substitution
- Reply to user
What we're going to do:
- Parse input into words and wildcards
- Load data using Json type provider
- Write unification
- Insert substitution into answer and reply
- Deploy locally
- Deploy to Azure and use in Slack
Link to slides
Give me your email
fseliza.slack.com
Download two github repositories
Deploying to Azure
The Deploy button
Azure portal: Deployment options
Integration
- Custom integration
- Slack App
Custom integration
- Slash command
- Bot users - Real Time Messaging API
- App bot users - Real Time Messaging API, Events API
Slack integration
Slack commands
Slack integration
Learning more
Dustin Moris Gorski: Creating a Slack bot with F# and Suave in less than 5 minutes
- Joseph Weizenbaum - Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment To Calculation.
Build your own
Chatbot therapist
in F#