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Community Updates
To hear about updates regarding our open-source technology, growing our community, and the amazing accomplishments they have made, start here!
December 20th, 2021
The Spoon is in the Sink: Assisting Visually Impaired People in the Kitchen [Part 2]
Angus Addlesee
Angus and his team developed textual VQA components to accurately understand what a user is asking, extract relevant text from images in an intelligent manner, and to provide natural language answers that build upon the context of previous questions. As their system is created to be assistive, they designed it with a particular focus on privacy, transparency, and controllability.
October 5th, 2021
Am I Allergic to This? Developing a Voice Assistant for Sight Impaired People
Angus Addlesee
Angus and his team developed textual VQA components to accurately understand what a user is asking, extract relevant text from images in an intelligent manner, and to provide natural language answers that build upon the context of previous questions. As their system is created to be assistive, they designed it with a particular focus on privacy, transparency, and controllability.
October 1st, 2021
New Livestream: Rasa Community Showcase
Emma Jade Wightman
We have another brand new regular stream on our YouTube channel - The Rasa Community Showcase!
March 24th, 2021
#StandForAsians: Against anti-Asian hate, violence, and racism
Rasa
The violent shootings in Atlanta last week are part of a rising tide of anti-Asian hate, violence, and racism. Rasa condemns these acts and stands in solidarity with the victims and AAPI communities.
February 4th, 2021
New Rasa Starter Pack: Retail
Rasa
We’re excited to announce a new addition to our collection of open source AI assistants: the Retail starter pack.
January 27th, 2021
Join us at the Rasa Summit!
Rasa
Rasa Summit 2021 is less than 2 weeks away! Get the scoop on speakers and agenda, plus registration details and discounts.
December 16th, 2020
4 Year Birthday! - Rasa Community Update
Alex Weidauer
In 2020, downloads grew 5X to over 10 million, YouTube subscribers grew 6X to nearly 12,000, and the number of code and support contributors nearly doubled.
October 8th, 2020
Now Available: Rasa Open Source 2.0
Rasa
We’re excited to announce the release of Rasa Open Source 2.0. This major release is full of enhancements that reduce the learning curve to get started while expanding configuration options for advanced users.
October 1st, 2020
Rasa Education and Certification
Karen White
This year, the Rasa team has introduced classes for every level of Rasa learner, from beginner to advanced.
August 20th, 2020
Superhero Spotlight: Bhavani Ravi
Emma Jade Wightman
In this series we will shed light on the extraordinary community work done by our Rasa Superheroes, take a deep dive into what inspired them, and find out if they have any tips or advice to share with aspiring community builders. In this edition, we get to know Bhavani Ravi!
June 30th, 2020
Rasa Developer Survey Summary
Rachael Tatman
A look at the results of our recent Rasa Developer survey and what we're prioritizing based on community feedback.
June 23rd, 2020
Our Next Phase of Product and Community Growth
Alex Weidauer
Our $26M Series B, led by Andreessen Horowitz, allows us to take bigger, bolder steps toward our mission of empowering makers to build AI assistants that work for everyone.
June 4th, 2020
Black Lives Matter
Rasa
The Rasa team stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and protests in the US and around the world. We encourage every community member to take action as best as they can and stand up for the Black community everywhere, not only in the US but wherever you live.
May 18th, 2020
Announcing the Rasa Developer Survey
Rachael Tatman
We’re happy to announce the very first Rasa Developer Survey.
April 24th, 2020
New Rasa Starter Pack: Financial Services
Rasa
A demo assistant you can use as a starting point for your own banking chatbot. It’s open source and free for you to copy or submit contributions.