Introducing Dialogflow, the New Name for API.AI by Google (opens in new tab)

* Disclaimer * I work on Dialogflow

We have an exporter[0] and importer[1] that lets you export and import your Dialogflow agent to and from Alexa. We also have a sample walking through importing a Alexa skill into Dialogflow [2]

[0] https://dialogflow.com/docs/integrations/alexa-exporter

[1] https://dialogflow.com/docs/integrations/alexa-importer

[2] https://github.com/dialogflow/fulfillment-webhook-importer-n...

The Alexa Skills Kit API relies heavily on an “intents + slots” system where you request specific nouns/verbs from the user such as a first nam or a date and the webhook only sees that specific information. This makes it difficult to wire up third party NLP systems, although there are hacks out there[0].

[0] https://blog.init.ai/alexa-can-you-add-custom-nlp-to-amazon-...

Turns out they have an Alexa exporter. I think it's technical issues more than competitive issues. There are other companies in that integration list that Google competes with.

My arm chair guess? Dialogflow is owned by Google who is competing with Amazon Alexa with their Google Assistant/Home.