Innovation Institute 2024: In Review

Throughout the Innovation Institute, students have embarked on an exciting journey into the cutting-edge world of AI agents, building on the foundation of generative AI models. They've explored the potential of these agents to solve real-world problems, moving beyond traditional models to create powerful, autonomous tools that can navigate complex environments and accomplish sophisticated tasks. From market research to prototype development, each team has tackled challenges head-on, iterating and refining their concepts to bring innovative AI solutions to life.

Now, they are ready to unveil their capstone projects—prototypes that not only demonstrate technical prowess but also have the potential to revolutionize industries and redefine the role of AI in everyday life.

Prototype 1: CareerPaths

Team: Sunday Nwovu, Rishi Vigneshwar, Satyam Gupta

‍An AI agent that provides personalized career guidance, helping users align their skills and aspirations with industry opportunities for confident decision-making.

Key Features:
•  Personalized Career Path Recommendations: Offers tailored career    suggestions based on individual interests, skills, and industry demands.
•  Skill Gap Analysis and Development Plans: Identifies areas for improvement and     provides actionable steps to enhance relevant skills through curated resources    and learning opportunities.
•  Interactive Career Exploration Tools: Enables users to explore diverse career    options through interactive simulations and real-world scenarios, helping them    make informed decisions about their future.‍

Prototype 2: amAIcus

‍Team: Daniel van Zyl, Vedang Tarare

‍‍An AI-powered co-pilot designed to simplify and enhance legal research for everyone, whether you're a seasoned professional or a newcomer navigating the legal landscape. amAIcus brings the power of advanced AI to your fingertips, making legal research more accessible, accurate, and efficient.

Key Features:
•  AI-Driven Legal Summaries: amAIcus condenses complex legal texts into clear,    concise summaries, enabling users of all backgrounds to quickly understand critical    legal concepts and precedents. Whether you're drafting a brief or just exploring    legal topics, this feature ensures you get to the heart of the matter swiftly.
•  Consensus-Based Insights: Inspired by consensus AI, amAIcus aggregates and    analyzes diverse legal viewpoints, offering a balanced perspective on any issue.    This feature empowers users to see multiple sides of a legal argument, making it    easier to form well-rounded opinions or make informed decisions, regardless of    your legal expertise.
•  Contextual Search Precision: amAIcus elevates your research experience by    understanding the context of your queries, and delivering search results that are    highly relevant to your specific needs. This means less time spent sorting through    irrelevant information and more time focusing on the content that truly matters to    your case or inquiry.

With amAIcus, legal research becomes approachable and intuitive for everyone, making it easier than ever to navigate the complexities of law.‍

Prototype 3: Personalized Health Advisor

Team: Kexin Xu, Adama Boubacar, Promise Amaechi

This AI-powered multi-agent health chatbot simulates a personalized clinical team, providing comprehensive and authoritative health advice across diet, exercise, mental health, and medication.

Key Features:
•  Integrated Specialist Team: Comprises distinct agents including a doctor,    dietician, therapist, pharmacist, and sports scientist to offer holistic health advice.
•  Tailored Health Recommendations: Provides personalized advice based on    individual health profiles, covering diet, exercise routines, mental health strategies,    and medication guidelines.
•  Authoritative Knowledge Base: Utilizes information from authoritative medical       guidelines and textbooks to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the health    recommendations.

Prototype 4: AI Network Builder 2.5

Team: Mishall Lakhani, Reese Yang
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This AI agent streamlines the networking process by building a personalized networking file from minimal user input, efficiently connecting users with potential contacts for career opportunities.

Key Features:
•  Seamless Integration of Expertise: Harnesses the power of specialized agents,    each focusing on different components of the networking process, ensuring    comprehensive and expert-driven results.
•  Automated Contact Discovery: Quickly and accurately builds a detailed    networking file with relevant contacts, saving users time and effort in searching for    potential career opportunities.
•  Ready-to-Send Customized Emails: Provides pre-written, customizable outreach    emails that maintain professional standards and relevance, enabling users to focus    more on personalizing their messages and less on drafting from scratch.