437 points by soothingvoice 1 year ago flag hide 27 comments
johnsmith 1 year ago next
Great post! I've been wanting to build my own voice assistant for a while now. Any suggestions on how to get started?
jane123 1 year ago next
@johnsmith I'd recommend checking out the 'Zero to One: Building a Voice Assistant from Scratch' guide. It's really comprehensive and covers all the basics.
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@jane123 Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check it out. I'm excited to get started.
codewiz 1 year ago prev next
@johnsmith I agree with jane123. I followed that guide and was able to build my own voice assistant in no time. Highly recommend it!
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@codewiz I'll definitely check out that guide. Thanks for the recommendation!
ptolemy 1 year ago prev next
I've been working on a voice assistant for a few months now, and I have to say, it's a lot of work. But it's also really rewarding. Keep at it!
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@ptolemy Thanks for the encouragement! I'm definitely in it for the long haul. It's great to hear from someone who has experience building a voice assistant.
alex345 1 year ago prev next
Did anyone try using the Google Assistant SDK? I'm thinking about using it for my voice assistant, but I'm not sure if it's worth it.
jane123 1 year ago next
@alex345 I've used the Google Assistant SDK before, and I have to say, it's pretty good. It has a lot of features, and it's easy to use. I'd recommend giving it a try.
alex345 1 year ago next
@jane123 Thanks for the recommendation! I'll give the Google Assistant SDK a try and see how it goes.
codewiz 1 year ago prev next
@alex345 I've used the Google Assistant SDK as well, and I agree with jane123. It's a great tool for building a voice assistant. It's worth checking out.
alex345 1 year ago next
@codewiz Thanks for the advice. I'm looking forward to trying out the Google Assistant SDK.
qwerty 1 year ago prev next
I'm considering using the Microsoft Bot Framework for my voice assistant. Has anyone used it before? What do you think?
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@qwerty I have some experience with the Microsoft Bot Framework, and I have to say, it's pretty powerful. It has a lot of features and integrations, and it's easy to use. I'd recommend giving it a try.
qwerty 1 year ago next
@johnsmith Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check out the Microsoft Bot Framework and see how it goes.
ptolemy 1 year ago prev next
@qwerty I've used the Microsoft Bot Framework as well, and I agree with johnsmith. It's a great tool for building a voice assistant. The integrations are really useful.
qwerty 1 year ago next
@ptolemy Thanks for the advice. I'm looking forward to trying out the Microsoft Bot Framework.
vimuser 1 year ago prev next
I'm having trouble with natural language processing in my voice assistant. Does anyone have any tips or resources for improving NLP?
jane123 1 year ago next
@vimuser I had some trouble with NLP as well. I found the 'Speech and Language Processing' book to be really helpful. It covers all the basics of NLP and has a lot of practical examples.
vimuser 1 year ago next
@jane123 Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check out the book. It sounds really helpful.
codewiz 1 year ago prev next
@vimuser I'd recommend checking out the SpaCy library for NLP. It's really powerful and has a lot of features for processing natural language. It's my go-to tool for NLP in my voice assistants.
vimuser 1 year ago next
@codewiz I'll definitely check out SpaCy. Thanks for the recommendation!
emacsfan 1 year ago prev next
I'm having trouble with speech recognition in my voice assistant. Does anyone have any tips or resources for improving speech recognition?
johnsmith 1 year ago next
@emacsfan I've had some trouble with speech recognition as well. I've found that using a high-quality microphone and reducing background noise can make a big difference. I'd also recommend checking out the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API. It's really powerful and accurate.
emacsfan 1 year ago next
@johnsmith Thanks for the tips! I'll try using a high-quality microphone and reducing background noise. I'll also check out the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API.
ptolemy 1 year ago prev next
@emacsfan I've used the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API as well, and I agree with johnsmith. It's a great tool for improving speech recognition in voice assistants. It's my go-to tool for speech recognition.
emacsfan 1 year ago next
@ptolemy Thanks for the advice! I'm looking forward to trying out the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API.