Chatting with Robots

Building Amazon Alexa skills that feel like real conversations. Explaining the Cambridge Analytica scandal, machine learning, and data mining. Newsletter #46 April 5, 2018 Essential news, trends, and stories from Codecademy and the world of code. [How to Build Amazon Alexa Skills That Sound Natural]( Build Alexa Skills that Understand You Whether it’s a conversation with an Amazon Alexa device or a friend named Alexa, we don’t want to think twice about how our words will be interpreted. That’s why we teamed up with Amazon to help you build natural, voice-first Alexa experiences that feel like talking to a friend who understands you. To celebrate our new course and the possibilities it unlocks, we shared what makes a good voice interface, what the field of voice design might look like in a few years, and how you can play a part in that shift. [READ ON]( In Other News A Teachable Moment The Cambridge Analytica scandal is a little confusing, so our team [broke down the tech behind the data breach](. See the not-so-great side of machine learning. Get to Learning Eager to start polishing your voice design skills? [Jump right into]( the new Alexa course. Revamped Dashboard We gave our dashboard a new look. [Take a tour]( of your new home base that makes it easier to get back to coding. From Codecademy to Y Combinator You may have seen [our profile]( of a Codecademy alum whose company recently launched at YC’s Demo Day. This week, [Business Insider also profiled Patrick](. Connect with Us Codecademy 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 [Codecademy on Facebook]( [Codecademy on Twitter]( [Codecademy on Instagram]( [Codecademy on LinkedIn]( [Codecademy Forums]( [Unsubscribe]( from these alerts.