Can someone explain to me what bots are for. It looks like using something similar to a REST API over Telegram. Whats the point / use / advantage of that?
Hey pizza bot!
> Hey Jeremy! The usual tonight?
Nah, I'd like to try something new
> We have added three new items:
> 1) Hawaiian
> 2) BBQ
> 3) The Works
Option 3 please.
> Shall I send this to your home?
What do you mean by "non-syntax specific"?
- loose syntax, as in human language, which we can parse although it is loose (e.g. I went to the shop, I went to shop, I went to de shop - all are parseable by humans to get the same meaning [1])
OR
- something else?
[1] except that "I went to shop" could also mean "I went shopping" - but ignore that for now, it's just not a good an example.
also feel free to use the code when participating in the challenge
Anything the bot-builder wants really. I think the aim of this grant is to explore the limits of what bots could be used for.
Bots don't have to use AI or ML to be useful: right now I use the @gif bot to search for and reply with reaction gifs inline (without having to launch browser->search->download->attach into chat). You can create a Jenkins/CI bot that chimes in when a build fails, or create a weather bot that tells you it's going to rain