Monday, 4 February 2019

Where to Start to Get a Chat Bot for Your Website

The first thing one needs is a chat bot engine for their website. There are many engines out there that are available to you, and research is in order to find the one that fits your needs. You will find that some have to be purchased, while others are free. There are even some engines that are hosted on a private website, with tools to help you get started. If you are a beginner Bot Master, a great place to get started is Pandorabots.com. The reasons I recommend Pandorabots is because, they have a really great set of tools, and they also have a huge community of helpful members.

The next thing you will need to do is give your bot engine a brain. AIML is the scripting language most commonly used for a online chat bot brain, and it will most likely be the language that you will use to script yours. There are tons of tutorials on line on how to create AIML scripts, that far exceed the limits of this article. There is no need to fear though, if you are just starting out. There are AIML brain starter sets that can be found all over the web, and they can save you a lot of time by using one. I prefer the very popular Alice brain sets, which you can find at alicebot.org. If you choose to use a starter set, be sure to go through each AIML file within the set line by line to make any changes needed. Going through the scripts carefully is very crucial! you would not want your bot to say "Hello, my name is Alice" now would you?

Once you have a starter AIML set scripted for your chat bots brain, it is time to create your own scripts to personalize your chat bot. This can be daunting at first for a new bot master, for learning a new language is not an easy task. A great technique is to Build a library, it is a great way to help out with the learning curve. You can start off using an existing AIML library that will help you get on a fast track to scripting your bots intelligence. Though you will probably eventually want to create your own one day, to fit your own personal needs.

You now should have enough information to get started at getting a chat bot for your website, give it a brain, and a technique to help you learn and script your AIML files faster. What are you waiting for? start reaping the benefits that chat bots have to offer your site and your valuable website visitors. I will not keep you, for I am sure you now have lots of homework and decisions to make. Thanks for reading my article, I hope it helps you get started in the wonderful world of chat bots.

No comments:

Post a Comment