Wrapping Up
Voice applications are an exciting next step in the evolution of human-computer interaction. Alexa, one of the leading voice platforms, enables users to use the natural interface of voice to perform tasks, ask questions, and be entertained.
Skills are applications that expand Alexa’s capabilities beyond her native functions. Skills can provide information, tackle business tasks, entertain, or anything you can dream of. The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) provides tools, APIs, SDKs, and examples to help software developers produce voice-first applications.
Skills are composed of an interaction model, which describes how a human may interact with the skill, and a fulfillment implementation, which executes the logic to process questions and commands ...
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