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Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#11
> hi

Looks like I have no information on K.'s' professional achievements

> oh really?

Presbot 1:47 AM

Hmm… no clue. I'll try to ask my bot buddy Google Assistant to see if it knows.

I pulled some results from Wikipedia for you:

- 70/20/10 model (learning and development)

- List of songs and yells of the University of Trinity College

- O RLY?

- Really Really Free Market

- Really Really Happy

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#12
I gave it a try. On the profile I tried, the blurb was of the form "As at , I'm focused on using ...", so I asked:

- What kind of experience do you have?

- How long have you been ?

- When did you join ?

- What does do?

Result: 0/4. "I have no clue" or similar meaningless answers every time.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#13

I gave it a try. On the profile I tried, the blurb was of the form "As at , I'm focused on using ...", so I asked: - What kind of experience do you have? - How long have you been ? - When did you join ? - What does do? Result: 0/4. "I have no clue" or similar meaningless answers every time.

Interesting. That's not how I'd expect it to respond, i'll investigate. For now, try to add these questions to the advanced training.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#14

> hi Looks like I have no information on K.'s' professional achievements > oh really? Presbot 1:47 AM Hmm… no clue. I'll try to ask my bot buddy Google Assistant to see if it knows. I pulled some results from Wikipedia for you: - 70/20/10 model (learning and development) - List of songs and yells of the University of Trinity College - O RLY? - Really Really Free Market - Really Really Happy

Yeah, it's not a great conversationalist just yet, but you'll see it'll get better with time. Conversations, State and Dialogue management are on my roadmap. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#15

I gave it a try. On the profile I tried, the blurb was of the form "As at , I'm focused on using ...", so I asked: - What kind of experience do you have? - How long have you been ? - When did you join ? - What does do? Result: 0/4. "I have no clue" or similar meaningless answers every time.

> what was your last job?

> Yes, I am available. Please email me more details or a link to the job requisition at ...

Tbh a classical ELIZA style chatbot would have gotten this right. And it could have run in the browser without a server or language model.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#17

It looks like “Debug Mode” is enabled in this website [1]. That may contribute to some security vulnerabilities in the future. I encourage you to consider turning debug mode off in production. [1] /" rel="nofollow">https://presbot.com/1- /

Thanks, was testing some bugs that were reported. Turned it off, will bounce the app once the traffic dies down a bit.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#18
This is an interesting idea! Wouldn't the title make more sense if it was Chatbots for LinkedIn?

It is quite funny in its responses but not quite coherent. Tried questioning this bot - https://presbot.com/57-minkowsky/

Me: Are you an engineer?

Presbot: Ahh, I don't know. I'll bring this up in my meeting with Alexa in a couple hours.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#19

Something like this would be a pipedream in 2012. Really amazing, but at the same time a bit concerning - there is this AI engine that acts on my behalf and expresses my personality. That's pretty damn creepy.

Automate all the boring stuff away, like networking and job hunting! \s

Sarcasm aside, I wouldn't mind if there were digital cookies or agents which represented us in mundane stuff. Imagine if it knew you so well it could schedule dates, or negotiate a salary on your behalf.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#20
post #9

I really, really need to be able to interact with one of these to evaluate it. like, demo right on the homepage without having to sign up or anything. Right now I have no idea what it is, and no incentive to invest any amount of time finding out. I did not wake up this morning thinking that I need a chat bot for my resume, so they really need to make it clear wtf this thing is and how it will help me accomplish a goa…

No signup needed to chat with one. Chatbots are accessible publicly once created. Check this out - https://presbot.com/network/ or here's one - https://presbot.com/3-mohapsat/

I too struggled to understand what it did. Everything on the site is so vague it doesn't really mean anything or a simile that doesn't land.

If I understand correctly from trying out the examples, it's supposed to be a chatbot that a potential employer can ask questions about you? If that's the case, what is the improvement over "the competition" of a CV/résumé?

I tried 3-mohapsat and I don't think it's working at all:

Me: Where have you worked in the past?

Presbot: What are you looking for in the next opportunity

Me: Where are you working at the moment?

Presbot: What are your areas of expertise

Me: What is your biggest achievement?

Presbot: Ahh, I don't know. I'll bring this up in my meeting with Alexa in a couple hours.

Presbot: I pulled some results from Wikipedia for you:

Presbot: [Jann Arden] [List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones] [The Highwaymen (country supergroup)] [The Matrix] [Your Name]

Me: What kind of job are you looking for?

Presbot: system overload.. beep bop!

[Edit: Also, possessive "its" has no apostrophe – I see that mistake three times on the homepage alone.]

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