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Monday, July 01, 2019

Assistants Need Connections

A fundamental idea, the ability to use skills to build up other skills.  Reminds me of object oriented programming.  Will this work usefully at the right level of abstraction?

Amazon makes skill connections for Alexa apps generally available
   By Kyle Wiggers  In Venturebeat

Amazon’s Alexa assistant can do lots of things, like play your favorite song when you walk into a room and follow up on questions it can’t answer right away. Skills — third-party voice apps — extend its functionality, but they’re relatively siloed experiences. That changes today.

Amazon announced that skill connections, a tool that enables developers to tap into features provided by other Alexa apps and services, is now generally available in the Alexa Skills Kit in all regions where Alexa is available. (Skills connections launched in preview in October.) Supported use cases at launch include printing, booking a restaurant table, and arranging transportation.   ....   "

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