Digital Positivity Provider

AI-Powered Encouragement Application

http://encouragebot.com/ 

Project Overview

Developed an AI-driven encouragement application, EncourageBot, to provide positive encouragement to users on any topic they would like to be encouraged about. Implemented content moderation techniques to filter out inappropriate or offensive content in user queries and ensure safe responses for users. Worked with OpenAI’s text moderation API. Utilized OpenAI's GPT-3 model for generating high-quality encouragement while maintaining a kind, ethical, and friendly tone. Deployed the application on Heroku and integrated with GitHub for streamlined updates and version control. Enabled user interaction through a simple web interface, providing seamless access to the encouragement-generating AI.

Problem:

Many individuals often seek motivation and encouragement, especially during challenging times. Traditional methods like turning to friends or reading motivational quotes might not always be accessible or personalized. The challenge was to create an accessible tool that provides personalized encouragement on demand.

User Stories:

1. As a user, I want to input a topic or situation, so I can get encouragement related to it.

2. As a user, I want to know if my question might be inappropriate, so the app can guide me towards positive interaction.

3. As a user, I want a user-friendly interface, so I can easily navigate and get encouragement without any hassles.

4. As a user, I want the application to be fast and responsive, so I don't have to wait long for my personalized encouragement.

Acceptance Criteria:

1. Users can easily input a topic/situation into the application.

2. The application provides relevant encouragement based on the input.

3. Inappropriate inputs receive guidance towards a positive interaction instead of encouragement.

4. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly.

5. Response time is under 5 seconds.

EncourageBot Case Study

Introduction:

EncourageBot is a chatbot project that I led to assist users in generating personalized encouragement messages. The aim was to create a platform that would help people to improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The chatbot was designed to recognize and respond to various prompts with uplifting messages tailored to each user's needs. Through the project, I honed my skills in prompt engineering, artificial intelligence, and software development.

Background:

EncourageBot was developed to address the challenge of providing support and positive affirmation to people seeking to bolster their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The project aimed to create an AI-powered platform that could understand natural language inputs and generate personalized encouragement messages based on the user's needs.

Challenges:

The main challenge in developing EncourageBot was to create an intuitive, responsive, and user-friendly interface that could understand and respond appropriately to a wide range of user inputs. Additionally, content moderation techniques were implemented to filter out inappropriate language and ensure safe responses for users. The chatbot had to maintain a kind, ethical, and friendly tone while generating high-quality personalized encouragement messages based on the user’s needs, using OpenAI's GPT-3 model.

Solution:

To overcome these challenges, I leveraged prompt engineering techniques to enhance EncourageBot's output based on user inputs. I experimented with a variety of prompts and moderation techniques to ensure the chatbot's responses remained positive and uplifting without encouraging unethical behavior.

I designed a simple and easy-to-use user interface that allowed users to input their needs and receive personalized encouragement messages. The chatbot's responses were generated based on the user's inputs and designed to be positive, motivational, and uplifting.

Results:

EncourageBot was a success, providing a valuable tool to help people improve their emotional wellbeing. The chatbot was able to understand and respond appropriately to a wide range of inputs, and users reported finding the chatbot's responses to be helpful and uplifting. The user interface was intuitive and easy to use, which helped encourage people to engage with the chatbot and receive personalized encouragement messages.

Conclusion:

EncourageBot is a testament to the power of chatbot technology in improving mental health and emotional wellbeing. The project allowed me to hone my skills in prompt engineering, artificial intelligence, and software development. I am proud of the work I did on this project and confident that EncourageBot will continue to be a valuable tool for people seeking to improve their emotional wellbeing.

Skills and tools used for the EncourageBot project include:

• Prompt engineering techniques
• Natural language processing (NLP) algorithms
• OpenAI's GPT-3 model
• Web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for the user interface
• Content moderation techniques
• Heroku for deployment
• GitHub for version control and updates

Overall, the project required a combination of technical skills in prompt engineering, artificial intelligence and software development, as well as strong problem-solving and project management abilities.