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Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

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Post by vezycash »

What if the chatbot asked questions and created a resume for me?

What if the bot emails me to ask the question "What are you working on?"

What's new?

What have you worked on these past few days?

And use the answers to create a constantly updated resume.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#25

Post by fatberg »

JimDabell wrote: post #20
tumidpandora wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 al…

The possessive 'its' should not have an apostrophe, similar to his or hers. https://www.dictionary.com/e/its-vs-its/

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#26

Post by tumidpandora »

agusgun wrote: post #24
spqr233 wrote: post #23

For some reason, I read the title as a social network for chatbots to look for jobs. Honestly, a little disappointed to see it that it wasn't that.

Yes, I think TS need to edit the title because it tends to give misunderstanding

Presbot is a platform to build your professional chatbot identity and engage with your professional network. Drawing inspiration from Linkedin, Presbot has real people behind the chatbots who can certainly network with each other but the chatbots can't on their own free will. Also, Linkedin is for people to make meaningful professional connections that can help you land your dream job, Presbot has the same tenet.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

#27

Post by diggum »

I love the idea. At this point, I wouldn't put it on my profile, but can see the value in doing so once it's progressed.

Right now, much of the interaction is with the bot itself, and not the person it's representing. As a questioner, I don't care how the bot is doing - I would expect the answer to come on behalf of the bot owner. The humor around "asking Alexa in a few hours" was unexpected, and the links provided didn't seem related to my original question.

Also, please support submitting the question when hitting Return, rather than forcing a click on the submit button every time.

Again, I think natural language chatbots can be a big deal, acting as interactive agents that represent their owner for all sorts of situations. But until that interaction is smoother and slightly more believable - not "out of the uncanny valley" perfect or passing a Turing test, but closer to an actual dynamic conversation - it's tough and provides less value, more slowly, than simply scanning profile text.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

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Post by diggum »

diggum wrote: post #27

I love the idea. At this point, I wouldn't put it on my profile, but can see the value in doing so once it's progressed. Right now, much of the interaction is with the bot itself, and not the person it's representing. As a questioner, I don't care how the bot is doing - I would expect the answer to come on behalf of the bot owner. The humor around "asking Alexa in a few hours" was unexpected, and the links provided d…

Let me add that it might be better if the chatbot WERE acting as an agent, referring to its owner by name, instead of pretending to BE them. For example, when asked "What are your areas of expertise" it might be better if the chatbot responded with something like, "diggum has 15 years experiencing designing creative tools for designers..." Right now, it's a bit split personality responding as the bot for some things and as the owner for others.

Re: Show HN: LinkedIn for Chatbots

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Post by tumidpandora »

diggum wrote: post #28
diggum wrote: post #27

I love the idea. At this point, I wouldn't put it on my profile, but can see the value in doing so once it's progressed. Right now, much of the interaction is with the bot itself, and not the person it's representing. As a questioner, I don't care how the bot is doing - I would expect the answer to come on behalf of the bot owner. The humor around "asking Alexa in a few hours" was unexpected, and the links provided d…

Let me add that it might be better if the chatbot WERE acting as an agent, referring to its owner by name, instead of pretending to BE them. For example, when asked "What are your areas of expertise" it might be better if the chatbot responded with something like, "diggum has 15 years experiencing designing creative tools for designers..." Right now, it's a bit split personality responding as the bot for some things…

Thanks for the great feedback

- The humor does seem out of place for a professional chatbot experience, will get that sorted out - Return was interfering with the private messages, will enable that as soon as I figure that out - Also, the part about acting as an agent and not split personality (1st person vs 3rd) is what had me confused as well. I'll update the response in the 3rd person format.

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