Chas SweetingGetting started with OpenAI function callingWhat is OpenAI function-calling?Jun 29, 20233Jun 29, 20233
Chas SweetingThe state of GPT by Andrew KarpathyThe “State of GPT” at Microsoft Build was a masterclass in keynote presentation. Information dense, accessible for newcomers, while still…Jun 18, 2023Jun 18, 2023
Chas SweetingSo you’ve just been made redundant. Now what?You’re probably buzzing from the adrenalin & cortisol right now — with feelings of loss of control, or anxiety due to the uncertainty of…Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023
Chas SweetinginHackerNoon.comLessons learned moving from web to voice development.NLU (natural language understanding) isn’t necessarily the main challenge in moving from web to voice development — think constrained…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Chas SweetinginvoiceflowThe heavy-lifting required to build Alexa Skills & conversational interfaces.NLU (natural language understanding) isn’t necessarily the main challenge in moving from web to voice development — it takes thankless…Aug 5, 20181Aug 5, 20181
Chas SweetinginHackerNoon.comVoice user interfaces can save us … from ourselves. Why we need voice.Voice-activated services reduce friction and are faster — you know that. What’s not mentioned is how much of that friction is…Oct 31, 2017Oct 31, 2017
Chas SweetinginvoiceflowHow Utterances & Slot samples affect Intent-matching in Alexa SkillsThis is perhaps the biggest area of confusion and uncertainty for developers building Alexa Skills. This article assumes you understand the…Oct 22, 20173Oct 22, 20173
Chas SweetinginvoiceflowMornings are prime time for voice. Implications for news & content providers.Much to the chagrin of my wife, the first 3 things I say each morning are:Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
Chas SweetinginvoiceflowTips and gotchas using Alexa custom slotsI see a lot of similar questions regarding custom slots in the Alexa Developer Forums so am summarizing key points here to help new Alexa…Oct 16, 20174Oct 16, 20174
Chas Sweetinginvoiceflow“Alexa, good morning” is the new Google Doodle. How to win at voice.“Alexa, Good morning” is the first thing I say each morning — knowing that I’ll invariably learn something, perhaps be uplifted and usually…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017