Building Voice Assistant Skills for Alexa, Google Home, Cortana, and More Using .NET

Explore the world of voice assistant skills for Alexa, Google Home, Cortana, and other AI assistants in this comprehensive 54-minute conference talk. Discover how to leverage existing .NET skills to create content for artificial intelligence assistants. Gain insights into the fundamentals of different voice assistants, their overlapping capabilities, and learn techniques for building skills abstractly to ensure wide-ranging compatibility. Walk away with a solid understanding of flagship platforms and the ability to develop your own skills and apps using C# and/or F#. Delve into topics such as conversation turns, multi-turn conversations, and dialogue flow. Follow along with practical demonstrations, including an Alexa demo and an Animal Facts demo for Google Assistant. Learn about building APIs, creating skills, adding fulfillment, handling user requests, and implementing business logic. By the end of this talk, you'll be equipped to bring your ideas to life in the exciting realm of AI-powered voice assistants.