Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

#1

Post by hugofonseca » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 10:55 AM UTC

I want to build bots as a side project, and would appreciate some ideas. They could be just productivity increase ideas (e.g. solve human problems/needs in a office(?)), or just for fun. I'm thinking about integrating with Slack, but not necessarily limiting the platform. Thanks for any help.

Re: Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

#2

Post by alex_hitchins » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:46 AM UTC

I too have been thinking around this area. My first thought was some bot that could be used to determine if a chat agent was a bot or not. I didn't see that having much value however in the long run.

Re: Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

#3

Post by HoopleHead » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:50 PM UTC

How about one whose entire vocabulary consists of the word "awesome"?

You could call it "The American"

Re: Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

#4

Post by brudgers » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 2:02 PM UTC

Curious what bots you're working on currently.

Re: Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

#5

Post by hugofonseca » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

brudgers wrote: post #4

Curious what bots you're working on currently.

I've created one that solves the problem of finding out which meeting room is available right now or at a later time (for a defined period 15,30, 60 min) in a pool of 15/20 meeting rooms. It can be a pain to find out in the calendar interface, so the bot only returns the available rooms, and with a simple click, boom, you book it... added some extra functionalities around this main feature.