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Comment by redmaverick

My ideal interaction:

1. Open Facebook Messenger

2. me: I want a veggie pizza with Jalapeno topping

3. @megabot --> @pizza_bot: "Ordering an Jalapeno pizza: Choose the brands from below a) Papa Johns b) Dominos c) Pizzahut"

4. me: Papa Johns

5. @megabot --> @pizza_bot: Do you want anything else to go with that?

6. me: 1 garlic dip + Pepsi 500 ml

7. @megabot --> @pizza_bot: "Your order will be ready and will be delivered to the address. Please confirm"

8. me: confirm. end pizza_bot.

9. me: I want to go to downtown.

10. @megabot --> @taxi_bot: Shows map. Enter starting Location.

11. me: current location.

12. @megabot --> @taxi_bot: Your driver will be arriving in 4 mins. via a) Uber b) Lyft

13. me: Uber

14. me: confirm. end taxi_bot

15. me: I want to watch Spiderman 4 today evening.

16. @megabot --> @movie_bot: Spiderman 4 is playing in 4 theatres close to you. Please select from the following theatres. a) Sundance b) Rainbow c) AMC Also, the imdb rating is 9.4/10 and Rotten Tomato Rating is 7/10.

17. me: Rainbow

18. @megabot --> @movie_bot: Please select the show times: a)7:30 pm b) 10:30 pm

19. me: 7:30 pm. confirm. end movie_bot

20. me: I want groceries delivered via instacart

21. @megabot --> @instacart_bot: blah blah

22. me: I want my lawn mowed next Sunday via task rabbit.

23. @megabot --> @taskrabbit_bot: blah blah

Basically one interface which provides a seamless experience. Without the bots, I have to either download a bunch of apps or if they are already downloaded, I have to context switch between them. Likewise, I would have to search the web a lot and multiple click my way to what I want.

parent redmaverick 10 years ago

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