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Srikanth Machiraju and Ritesh ModiDeveloping Bots with Microsoft Bots Frameworkhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3312-2_1

1. Conversations as Platforms

Srikanth Machiraju and Ritesh Modi1
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
 
Have you ever had the experience of ordering pizza using an application that remembers your favorite pizza and orders to your current location automatically? Or have you ever booked a cab just by typing in a chat window or by using voice inputs and had a cab show up at your door step? If you have seen either of those, what you have experienced is the new generation of smart applications called bots (a short form of robots). Bots provide richer and more personalized experiences in our ...

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