Development Update: Sidekick Build 50 - Rubber-duck Bots

 

"Rubber Duck Debugging"

A term coined from software development processes where you describe your problem to an inanimate object, say a rubber duck, then Bam! A faint-halo forms over your head. You hit a self enlightenment moment! Your problems become clear as crystal, you understand it, and now you KNOW how to solve it! Problems are gone. You live happily ever after. End of story.

What is Neural Network? - Can Shrek get his swamp back?

  

"Layers!".

"Onion has layers. Neural Net has layers." 

That what Shrek said on his quest to get back his swamp. (or did he?!)

What is Large Language Model (LLM)?

 

Imagine you were trying to teach a child (robot) to learn how to speak. You might start giving it a very simple sentence with just a few words. For example, 

"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question is a fool forever."

Bot Conversation Mode - Keep it simple and slay!

"Hey Jarvis. You kind-da boring."

🙀 OMG! How could I even say this to my bot?!

Yes, I did. And the truth can be hurtful. Sidekick app's UI (up to build 43) is kind-da complicated - so, I admitted.

"Can you make an app be more interesting by making it doing less?"

Bot's Compound Analysis - "Jarvis, get my gun ready."

"Imagine that you can quickly create a machine-learning bot at ease for your needs. Imagine that if you can then combine and reuse them for each of your specific requirements. Imagine that if you can share them. Imagine the excitement seeing them grow, continue learning and serving communities at large. Imagine seeing them being liked - while you sitting back and seeing them working for you. Perhaps, you can reap  some rewards along the way. Imagine..."

 


Introducing Sidekick Bootcamp App

 


New induction into Sidekick Project's family: Sidekick Bootcamp apps - a conversational-base training app for your bots. They are now on Mac OS, iPhone, and iPad.