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Intermediate

Create Chatbots and NLP Apps

Coursera · Coursera Project Network · Updated March 2026

Platform rating

4.5/5

Champ rating

8.3/10

Duration

4 weeks, 3.5 hours/week

Classes

32

Build intelligent chatbots and NLP applications from scratch. Learn chatbot architecture, dialogue systems, intent recognition, and entity extraction. Apply NLP techniques to create conversational AI that understands and responds to user input.

What you'll get

Design and build chatbot systems

Implement intent recognition and entity extraction

Create dialogue management systems

Deploy conversational AI applications

Fit

Best for

Leaders

Analysts

Researchers

Decision-makers

Not ideal for

Learners seeking only entry-level overviews

Prerequisites & pricing

Prerequisites

Python basics, fundamental NLP knowledge

Pricing

Free to audit, $49 for certificate

Certification

Certificate

chatbots

NLP

conversational-AI

dialogue-systems

Python

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