Inspiration
I developed sms-gpt first, this is a tool that I developed for personal use because of the lack of internet and I was using a feature phone I had to develop a way to continue with my research. USSD-GPT is an improvement from sms-gpt because it enables users to chart with generative ai over a ussd session without the need for internet connection or a smartphone.
What it does
It enables users to chart with generative ai without need for internet and a smartphone.
How we built it
I build it using python, flask for the web-hook and ollama for open-source ai models, Africa'stalking for the ussd gateway simulation, ngrok for exposing my local server to the internet
Challenges we ran into
- problems with using faster and paid ai models
- financial constraints on using paid cloud services
Accomplishments that we're proud of
regardless I managed to build a working prototype using the resources I already have, the platform is locally hosted, now Im building an ai agent to power the platform so that it can do more
What we learned
I discovered how lovely generative ai is on ussd sessions. I learned how to optimize LLMs to work with low compute returning good context window.
What's next for USSD-GPT
The idea is to have the platform server the 900million Africans who don't have access to internet, turning the platform into a lucrative business .
Built With
- flask
- ollama
- postgresql
- python
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