Inspiration
We wanted to get some hands on experience with LLM APIs and both me and my partner were concerned about the problem of improper waste disposal that hampered sustainability because often people would be confused about the categories of waste disposable.
What it does
The App, even though, it is not functional as of now, prompts the user to put a photo of the waste and if possible, the description of what it is and from these information, the App tells the user whether to recycle, reuse, compost, trash the waste or if it is a hazardous waste.
How we built it
We built a user interface using html, css and javascript on the front end and in the backend, we used python flask, and API calls to chatGPT programmatically. The program collects the responds and sends it to the user.
Challenges we ran into
We had to learn how to use flask, and css. We also had to learn using gitHub which made it easier to share the code and files. We also had to learn to use AI API integration and importing a lot of packages and imports to run these. The main challenge that we ran into was the version mismatch of chatGPT code that we got and the code that we were expected to have, we were not able to figure it out.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
While, we were not able to figure out the version mismatch of chatGPT access, we are really proud that we even attempted this endeveour in the first place. It was fun to built this project as we learnt a lot of GitHub skills, some languages and AI API calls. It was great overall and we want to continue with this project.
What we learned
We learnt JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Flask, GitHub, AI API calls. Most importantly, we learnt about ourselves and the work we can accomplish as a team. We also heard about other cool stuff happening in the field of Machine Learning, Data Science and AI that we are interested to checkout once we get enough experience.
What's next for BinIT Right
We are planning to extend BinIT and make it better than it is right now. We want to make it a webpage that the college can accept so we can make qr links to the webpage that we will put in front of trashbins, compost bins and recycle bin that makes trash separation easy.
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