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Teaching AI to speak: A chat with Conversation Designer, Grace Frances
Aug 7, 2023
In this episode, conversation designer Grace Frances discusses the creative aspect of conversational AI and training AI assistants to interact with people. They explore the types of conversational AI, frustrations with chatbots, the guest's linguistics background, the impact and ethics of AI, and the future of chatbots and conversational AI.
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Quick takeaways
- Conversation design involves training AI assistants to interact with people, opening up opportunities for linguists and creatives to work in AI.
- AI has the potential to revolutionize industries such as accessibility and language learning, but ethical considerations must be prioritized for responsible use.
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Conversation Design and AI
Conversation design is the process of training AI assistants to interact with people. It involves the creative aspect of conversational AI, which opens up opportunities for linguists and creatives to work in AI. This field includes chatbots, voice AI like Alexa and Siri, and large language models such as chat GPT. The goal of conversation design is to create seamless and intuitive conversations that feel human-like without pretending that the bot is a human.
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