Inspiration
When we saw the prompt was AI for education, we got to thinking. What's the best way to improve education? AI Tutoring? Gamified learning experiences? But then we took a moment to think outside of the box, and we found our answer. We present to you, growAI.
What it does
It is an all-around AI based educational service with a multitude of study methods, quizzes, flashcards, courses, and studysets, making it the perfect platform to make users both "book smart" and "street smart".
How we built it
We built growAI using the newest technologies, the MERN (MongoDB, express.js, react.js, node.js) stack. In the backend, we use tools such as OpenAI to enhance the full power of AI and the youtube api for the courses videos. In the frontend, we use redux for global state management. For our styling, we use MUI custom components as well as some custom css styling to give our users the best UI/UX they could ask for.
Challenges we ran into
During this hackathon, we ran into many problems such as time management and error debugging. Time management was definetely difficult towards the beginning, but towards the end, we started to pick up the pace and learn how to delegate tasks quickly and efficiently. Debugging errors were always challenging tasks, as small oversights could sometimes lead to bigger issues. However, we were able to support each other effectively, making sure that no problem would remain unsolved.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We both accomplished many major feats during the time of the hackathon, but we thought that the biggest one was implementing AI with the courses. There was a lot of processing in the backend that needed to happen for the courses, and sometimes the AI wasn't reliable. To solve this, we trained the AI on specific formats and examples on what to output.
What we learned
Some of the major things that we learned throughout the hackathon was better time management and more effective collaboration. Time managment was a major aspect that we improved on during the hackathon, as we were able to complete tasks more consistently and efficiently. We were also able to work together to tackle confusing errors or implement innovative features that we previously wouldn't have considered possible.
What's next for growAI
Moving forward, GrowAI aims to enhance our learning methods. We plan to enchance the quizzes and flashcards, making them more customizable for the user. We also plan on gamifying GrowAI by adding a reward system so that users will want to come back to GrowAI in order to study.
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