What is Esther?
Esther is an open-source virtual assistant software built on the Rasa framework for creating conversational AI assistants. It provides a customizable platform to develop virtual assistants that can understand natural language, hold conversations, and complete tasks through voice or text.
Some key features of Esther include:
- Natural language understanding powered by Rasa NLU to interpret user messages and determine intent
- Conversational flows and dialog management with Rasa Core
- Customizable skills to expand assistant functionality through Python code
- Cross-platform support to deploy Esther through chat, voice, or IoT devices
- Open source under AGPL-3.0 license with active developer community contribution
Esther allows developers, companies, and hobbyists to create their own virtual assistants tailored for personal use cases. Its modular architecture makes it easy to integrate Esther into existing applications and add conversational interfaces. With robust NLP and machine learning capabilities, Esther can understand diverse user requests and provide relevant responses or execute appropriate actions.