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BACKGROUND

The law is essential to daily life, but its complex language often makes it difficult for the average person to understand. Unfortunately, this lack of legal literacy can put individuals at a disadvantage when interacting with police officers and other authorities. Check out our quick video demonstrating our problem statement: [https://youtu.be/IdYUliupWgo]

OBJECTIVE

Our goal with this app is to prevent abuse of power and promote legal literacy, which can help both civilians and officers communicate more effectively.

For example, some minority groups may have difficulty understanding the language used by officers or may struggle to communicate their needs effectively. This can lead to misunderstandings and unnecessary fear or aggression. By promoting legal literacy and providing a platform for better communication, our app aims to bridge this gap and create a more positive relationship between prosecutors and civilians.

Our app can also help address the issue of cops who abuse their power. By promoting accountability and transparency, we hope to prevent unnecessary violence and promote the role of good cops who are doing their job effectively.

Our inspiration for this app comes from various sources, including TikTok videos highlighting interactions with police officers who don't allow recording, incidents where police overreact and use excessive force, and the struggles faced by minority communities when interacting with law enforcement.

Overall, we believe that our app has the potential to make a positive impact on society by promoting legal literacy and improving the relationship between civilians and police officers.

FUNCTIONALITY

  1. Record - Record your audio input. Our app utilizes Respell's "Whisper" API to transcribe the user's speech and convert it to text live. Also, if the speech is not english, it is automatically translated to english. We also utilize GPT4 Chat-Completion model to search for keywords related to the state's law. It then outputs the unabridged version of the related laws found within the audio recording.

Here is a video of our API routes using Respell [https://youtu.be/AkrGo4cxszU]

  1. Output - The unabridged version is then run through the GPT3 text-edit model to summarize it and give out brief bullet points regarding each law involved, as well as the official named law (and section).

  2. Panic Mode - When the user feels threatened, they are prompted to press the panic mode. Panic mode starts by streaming the phone's camera and audio to the user's three emergency contacts. That way, the emergency contacts are alerted in case of any danger, and they are able to act as witness for the user in case of any possible situations.

  3. Settings - The user is able to set up the app settings by inputting information regarding the language which they speak to better transcribe their speech (it is easier to translate and transcribe speech knowing that a user speaks a certain language). This also helps us to inform our users by translating our content to the appropriate language for the user to best comprehend our app's output. Moreover, the user can also select whether or not they prefer to have a text or audio output. Doing so can help users, especially those that may suffer from lack of literacy or those who have difficulty in reading our outputs.

Thank you for taking the time and viewing this!! We hope you liked our work!! Sincerely, the H-Team

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