As we approach the conclusion of this semester, our collective efforts have been laser-focused on the meticulous finalization and signing of the SLDR. SLDR D-Day! The highlight of the week undoubtedly was the final SLDR presentation alongside the Fireside Chat… Read More
WEEK #13: Preparations for SLDR
Immediately after the Thanksgiving break, the team faced notable accomplishments and challenges, focusing on refining the iterative prototype and strategizing for the tasks slated for the upcoming semester in anticipation of the System Level Design Review (SLDR). Crafting the SLDR… Read More
WEEK #11: From PID to Clearwater and the Road to SLDR
Hey everyone, We’ve just had a big week before Thanksgiving break! We had our Prototype Inspection Day (PID) on Tuesday, where we demonstrated our prototype to several rounds of judges. On Wednesday, we traveled to Clearwater to present our prototype… Read More
WEEK #10: Prototype Progress and New Tools
Greetings! We have continued to push ahead with our project this week. Week 10 was all about corpus augmentation and the new tools that came out from OpenAI that would expedite our project progress. OpenAI Updates On November 6, OpenAI… Read More
WEEK #9: Enhancing Prototype 1
During week 9, the team focused on refining the chatbot prototype and laying the foundation for robust internal testing and feedback integration. Prototype Progress and Enhanced Transparency The team refined the architectural model for delivering prototype 1 to our company… Read More
WEEK #8: Advancing Prototypes and Building Professional Skills
Greetings! In our weekly recap, we’re excited to share our progress and experiences over the past week as we continue our journey to develop an iterative prototype CoPilot for JAWS. Prototype Enhancement and Vector Embedding Evaluation We dedicated our focus… Read More
WEEK #7: Prototype 1 Complete
In this week’s update we are happy to announce that prototype 1 of our JAWS CoPilot is complete. We have successfully deployed and connected both Pinecone and ChatGPT with our codebase which means that it is accessible to both you… Read More
WEEK #6: Breaking Barriers – Prototyping and Reporting
In this week’s update, we’ve hit some significant milestones that will propel us forward on our project journey. As we continue to push the boundaries of our project, here’s a glimpse of what we achieved: Architectural Diagrams: Unveiling the Blueprint… Read More
WEEK #5: Navigating the Future with EchoPilot
Are you ready to take a peek behind the scenes of our ongoing project? We’ve been making significant progress, and we’re excited to share our accomplishments, future plans, and open issues with you. Corpus Collection In order to implement a… Read More
WEEK #4: Exploring the Depths of JAWS: Insights from Meetings
We dove headfirst into our mission to better understand and improve the user experience of JAWS, the renowned screen reader software. Our meetings were packed with valuable insights, both from our own team members and internal experts. In this blog… Read More
WEEK #3: EchoPilot Soars
This past week has been a whirlwind of research, discussions, and team branding refinement as our team, now the EchoPilot team, geared up and laid the groundwork for the preliminary design portion of our project with Freedom Scientific. Research Mode The team kicked… Read More
WEEK #2: Promising Beginnings
Hey there! We are thrilled to share our exciting journey as our team of four works with our coach, Dr. Catia Silva, and our sponsor, Freedom Scientific, to develop a multilingual conversational assistant for screen reader operations using Large Language Model (LLM)… Read More