Edunet Week 1 Submission Details
Edunet Week 1 Submission Details
1. Project Aim
The aim of this project is to develop an intents-based chatbot using Natural Language
Processing (NLP) techniques. The chatbot will classify user inputs into predefined intents and
provide contextually relevant responses. The objective is to create a conversational agent
capable of enhancing user interaction while laying a foundation for future improvements,
such as deeper datasets and advanced models.
2. Problem Statement
By achieving these goals, the chatbot will facilitate seamless interaction, improving user
experience in diverse domains.
3. Project Objectives
• Data Preparation: Preprocess and encode textual data for machine learning.
• Intent Classification: Train a Logistic Regression model for accurate intent
detection.
• Interactive Interface: Create a user-friendly chatbot interface using Streamlit.
• Evaluation: Measure performance and adjust hyperparameters for better efficiency.
• Python:
o NLTK: For tokenization and preprocessing user input.
o Scikit-learn: To implement TF-IDF vectorization and train the Logistic
Regression model.
o Streamlit: For developing an interactive chatbot interface.
• Hardware:
o Minimum 8 GB RAM.
o Intel Core i5 or equivalent processor.
o Disk space: 5 GB free for project dependencies and datasets.
• Software:
o Python 3.7+.
o Jupyter Notebook or any preferred IDE for experimentation.
5. Dataset Details
• Source: The intents dataset is a JSON file consisting of user input patterns, tags
(intents), and corresponding responses.
• Structure:
o Each intent contains multiple patterns (example queries) and a list of possible
responses.
o Example:
o {
o "tag": "greeting",
o "patterns": ["Hi", "Hello", "Hey"],
o "responses": ["Hi there!", "Hello!", "Hey!"]
o }
6. Data Preparation
1. Data Collection:
o Load the dataset from the provided JSON file.
o Parse intents, patterns, and responses.
2. Data Cleaning:
o Convert text to lowercase.
o Tokenize input sentences using NLTK.
o Remove unnecessary characters, stopwords, and handle edge cases.
3. Encoding:
o Apply TF-IDF vectorization to transform textual data into numerical
representations.
4. Dataset Split:
o Divide the data into training, validation, and test sets for robust evaluation.
8. Implementation Details
Model Selection
• Algorithm: Logistic Regression (chosen for its efficiency with small datasets).
• Rationale:
Model Training
Evaluation
• Metrics:
o Accuracy: Percentage of correctly classified intents.
o Precision/Recall: To evaluate model performance on imbalanced intents.
9. Deployment
• Interactive Interface:
o Built using Streamlit for real-time user interaction.
o Displays user queries and chatbot responses dynamically.
• Session Management:
o Tracks user interactions to maintain state and ensure seamless conversation
flow.
• Performance:
o The Logistic Regression model effectively classifies predefined intents.
o Dynamic response generation ensures varied and engaging interactions.
• Limitations:
o Struggles with queries outside the predefined dataset.
o Limited contextual understanding (can be improved with more advanced NLP
models).
• Hardware:
o Minimum: Intel i5, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB free storage.
o Recommended: Intel i7, 16 GB RAM.
• Software:
o Python 3+.
12. Conclusion
This project successfully implemented a basic intents-based chatbot using NLP and machine
learning. By leveraging Logistic Regression and a user-friendly interface, the chatbot delivers
meaningful and varied responses. Future enhancements could include:
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