Alexa, teach me how to teach you

Alexa, amazon’s voice-based virtual assistance like Siri for the iPhone, and Cortana for Microsoft Windows, is a cloud-based service. When first introduced, it was in the form of ‘Amazon Echo.’ Fast forward and this voice assistant is now part of multiple devices including: music devices, robots, mobile phones, vacuum cleaners, among other things. Its skills are voice-driven and the interface between users and Alexa is called ‘Skills.’ Creating Alexa skills Alexa skills are built by two different components: The voice controls or actions The functionality In this article we’ll evaluate how to set up both, starting with the functionality. The functionality is simply…

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