Balinese Historian Chatbot using Full-Text Search and Artificial Intelligence Markup Language Method

In the era of technology, various information could be obtained quickly and easily. The history of Bali is one of the information that could be obtained. Balinese have known their history through Babad and stories which are told through generations. Babad is traditionalhistorical writing which tells important event that has happened. As technology evolves, Balinese‘s interest in studying their own history has been decreased. It is caused by people interest in studying history books and chronicles tend to decrease over time. Therefore, an innovation of technology, which able to convert historical data from printed media to digital media, is needed. The technology that could be used is Chatbot technology; a computer program that could carry out conversations. Chatbot technology is used to make people learning history easily by using Instant Messenger LINE as a platform to communicate. This Chatbot uses two methods, namely the Artificial Intelligence Markup Language method and the Full-Text Search method. The Artificial Intelligence Markup Language method is used as the process of making characteristic of questions and answers. The Full-Text Search method is the process of matching answers based on user input. This chatbot only uses Indonesian to communicate. The results of this study are a Chatbot that could be accessed by using Instant Messenger LINE and could communicate like historian expert. Index Terms—Balinese History, Chatbot, Full-Text Search, Artificial Intelligence Markup Language, Instant Messenger LINE