Mike Liddell

I help build Alexa, specifically the Alexa Skills Software Development Kit. My opinions are my own.

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@joshuakelly 'really inefficient' ... not even close. typewriting monkeys algorithm would be min-bar imo.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Putin's war on Ukraine has entered its next phase, one of destruction and slaughter of civilians. It is also a part of Putin's World War, a war on the civilized world of international law, democracy, and any threat to his power, which he declared long ago. 1/13

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@LightningeMtrs @GM All the pieces looking good, Zev! Crank the delivery volume and win the market.

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@aruntalkstech Solved today with moxie + squad openers. Made it interesting 😂

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@aruntalkstech Dordle (double wordle) is where it’s at. Very interesting on moves 3 & 4. https://t.co/mK2x9spSmh

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@einkoenig Some dialog problems have no good logical rules but lots of great training data. ASR is a #1, NLU a distant #2. Business logic is not like this… so dialog systems need to break from ML to logic at some point. I put the break point midway in NLU. App code should be logic.

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@einkoenig @die_lautmaler Very nice. Another important model, distinct from finite state, might be called an actor model. Many components/actors tracking state & acting cooperatively. Add hierarchy and it’s powerful and manageable. This is the basis for Alexa controls framework

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@LetMyPeopleCode As a long time windows guy I was unable to switch to mac successfully in a full year. So much muscle memory and system knowledge was going to waste. Since WSL came out I don’t see a good reason to try forcing it

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@LightningeMtrs Congrats from a simple investor who believes in ZEV! When can we learn your plans for the cash? Robots? Lasers? Mars?

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

https://t.co/jZRZdTEX8s is a more current article

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

"Alexa translate to ..." is so cool and useful. Everyone needs to try this out! https://t.co/WlXLtnhLg3

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@jeffblankenburg Xmas pact with your neighbor?

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@xeladotbe @alexadevs very cool 👏👍. I'm intrigued... what renders the APL?

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

Alexa SDK Controls manage user-interactions for specific needs and dovetail seamlessly to create complete skills. Join the poll and slack discussion to have your voice heard - what do you want/need? https://t.co/gEKIsLJtXV @alexadevs #AlexaSkills 👂✏️

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

Hi @alexadevs, join me at https://t.co/oOjaKsaHO5, channel "ask-sdk-controls", to discuss the dialog features you would like to see in ASK-SDK. In particular: what user-input and dialog management challenges do you face - perhaps a configurable dialog control can solve it?

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

Hi @alexadevs. Have you had a chance to look at our new ask-sdk framework for skill building? We are in beta and want your input! https://t.co/aLlchxNdlU #alexaskills #askmeanything

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

Thanks, Sam - all roads lead to code!

[sam @samgoodwin89]

Shout out to @m3liddell for his hard work designing an in-code abstraction for dialogs with Alexa. Definitely worth a look. The “focus” concept is a simple, yet powerful innovation.

[Suneet Patil @SuneetPatil90]

Today's Launch for Developers to Improve Your Alexa Skill-Building Workflow ...
@alexadevs @germanviscuso #AlexaLive

[Mike Liddell @m3liddell]

@marktucker @alexadevs Controls validation functions allow you to return an object with either a code (for later rendering) or literal prompt. Any prompt can be SSML.

[Amy Stapleton @Talks2Bots]

#alexalive Really like the new Quick Links for Alexa feature!