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Ask HN: What are some cool ideas for a Chat Bot?

2 points by hugofonseca ↗ HN
I want to build bots as a side project, and would appreciate some ideas. They could be just productivity increase ideas (e.g. solve human problems/needs in a office(?)), or just for fun. I'm thinking about integrating with Slack, but not necessarily limiting the platform. Thanks for any help.

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alex_hitchins
I too have been thinking around this area. My first thought was some bot that could be used to determine if a chat agent was a bot or not. I didn't see that having much value however in the long run.
[dead] HoopleHead
How about one whose entire vocabulary consists of the word "awesome"?

You could call it "The American"

brudgers
Curious what bots you're working on currently.
hugofonseca
I've created one that solves the problem of finding out which meeting room is available right now or at a later time (for a defined period 15,30, 60 min) in a pool of 15/20 meeting rooms. It can be a pain to find out in the calendar interface, so the bot only returns the available rooms, and with a simple click, boom, you book it... added some extra functionalities around this main feature.