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Instructions

Before the README sections 'Setup' and 'Usage' are completed, you must first add two files from the shared CEN Google Drive to ~/.chatbot-util/ on your computer

Chatbot FAQ - Enter Here.csv

This file contains a list of topics/people and common questions that may be asked about it/them

Retrieval

  • This file is from the Google Sheet named 'FAQ' in CEN/AI/Chatbot/
  • Simply download the tab named 'Enter Here' as a .csv file (Comma Separated Values)
  • Create the directory .chatbot-util/ in your Home folder
  • Move this downloaded file to ~/.chatbot-util/

Format

  • Each Person/Entity can span multiple rows of questions
  • Each Person/Entity is split by an empty row

  • Example

    Person/Entity Questions
    CEN What is CEN?
    Rob Thomas Smooth?
    Robotics What are robots?

Other.txt

This file contains a list of our employees and their roles, phrases to find and substitutes to replace them with (in the LLM-generated output), and answers for each of the CEN/Robotics/Instructional/Edu-Reach questions

Retrieval

  • This file is from the text file named Other.txt in CEN/AI/Chatbot
  • Download this file and place in ~/chatbot-util

Format

  • Each section is separated by a newline
  • The first three sections require that each entry contains part 1, a colon, and part 2 (like part 1:part 2)
  • Do not use unnecessary quotes or spaces
  • Each section accepts 1+ entries

  • Example

    Employee Name:Employee Title

Phrase to replace:Phrase to replace it with

Phrase before 'CEN' or 'Collegiate Edu-Nation':Phrase after 'CEN' or 'Collegiate Edu-Nation'

Answer to Robotics Question

Answer to Instructional Question

Permutated.csv

This file is the output of successfully running chatbot-util on the above files

Retrieval and Usage

  • This file will be stored locally in ~/.chatbot-util/
  • Log in to Google Cloud Console, and search for 'vertex ai agent builder'
  • Once there, press 'view' under 'Connected data stores' for the CEN Chatbot app
  • Press on 'faq-7.2', then select this file after clicking '+ IMPORT DATA'

Format

  • Each row contains exactly one question and answer, which are comma-separated

  • Every question and answer must be enclosed in quotes

    "question","answer"
"What is CEN?","CEN is a non-profit organization engaging whole communities to reinvigorate education, revitalize local economies, and reimagine what's possible for rural America. We're preparing rural communities to connect and thrive in a fast-moving future."