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Posted by edwardr
edwardr
10,272 Points

The IBM Watson Chatbot course is obsolete and needs to be removed

This course is obsolete and needs to be removed or updated.

IBM Watson has changed...

  • The Watson UI is different
  • Now called Watson Assistant
  • Authentication method is different
  • The reference links on IBM for the documentation and tutorial are no longer available
  • IBM has made significant changes not reflected in the course videos.
  • The course cannot be completed as shown.

Courses need to be current and not obsolete. Remove or update.

2 Answers

Eric M
Eric M
11,546 Points
Eric M
Eric M
11,546 Points

Hi Edward,

Thanks for the heads up on this. I've linked the support team to this thread. Hopefully this content will go the same way as the out of date Unity courses and be retired. You're right that Watson has changed significantly.

If you're interested in Chatbots you might find these transcripts of Chatbots competing in the Loebner Prize last year interesting.

Cheers,

Eric

lassek
lassek
8,209 Points
lassek
lassek
8,209 Points

Watson technologies are constantly changing. The assistant is called "Watson Assistant" these days.

May I suggest you also look into a follow-up course to a Watson chatbot course based on the following. (It's a framework that allows a chatbot to use multiple Watson assistant, by linking them to dedicated skill handlers applications(listeners) in NodeJS or other languages.) https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS7P7S_ind/watson-assistant-solutions/kc_welcome_ind.html