Understanding AI - can it do this?

[Lucan Unlordly]

We run an online database with multiple column views and about 10 filters to narrow a search. We have 'widgets' in place to autofill some aspects of the search engine and the desired information is best viewed on a PC or Laptop. We've taken the view that it would be difficult to make it mobile friendly and over the years less than a handful of users have suggested we should. They don't like change and can access everything they need, albeit using zoom to view.

Now with the advent of AI, of which I have very little understanding, I am wondering if a voice activated search saying something like 'Find me a 6'2" tall, left footed centre forward within 50 miles of Canterbury' is something that could be created using AI, a personalised SIRI if you like to improve searches from a mobile. Could data input via voice be an option?

Most importantly at what cost!!?

 

[Ozzy]

Technically, yes it can be done...but to quote a movie quote. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

In short, unlike the 6'2" centre forward, it won't be cheap and would not be cost-effective to create such a thing for your purpose - is my opinion anyway.

However, if you wanted to dabble, I have used AI to write a Discord bot from scratch for me that scrapes data from various sources and gives me the results in a nice easy to read format - without me needing to write a single line of code myself.

 

[NickZ]

Now with the advent of AI, of which I have very little understanding, I am wondering if a voice activated search saying something like 'Find me a 6'2" tall, left footed centre forward within 50 miles of Canterbury' is something that could be created using AI, a personalised SIRI if you like to improve searches from a mobile. Could data input via voice be an option?

Most importantly at what cost!!?

What is the benefit?
More unskilled people surrounding you or do you wish to save on the data clerk?
And what will you do when after a year the AI does not work any more. Or more likely the AI just apples a little fantasy?

 

[IanSuth]

What is the benefit?
More unskilled people surrounding you or do you wish to save on the data clerk?
And what will you do when after a year the AI does not work any more. Or more likely the AI just apples a little fantasy?

Also you would have to code (as in categorise the data) properly - or you need to teach it that someone saying striker is also a centre fwd.

You are describing the exact issue recruitment consultants have with trying to find the right people from a pile of cvs on a database so if it can be done i expect you will find a lead on the "how" on their communities

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

What is the benefit?
More unskilled people surrounding you or do you wish to save on the data clerk?

I have no data clerk or people around me?

Many of our users are not computer literate and struggle with the simplest of tasks such as changing a password, despite being talked through it stage by stage over the phone. The benefit would be to remove the need to type in the search request details and make it simpler for users to get a speedier answer.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Would making the filtering operation easier be possible?

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

Would making the filtering operation easier be possible?

We've done that with the widgets already. Things like selecting one or more areas, autofill of individuals details when clicking on a name. A range of typical selection parameters etc., We could probably do more but our customers hate change.

If I go onto the NEXT website it gives me countless options for product type, size, material, style etc., I'd rather say show me all XL blue shirts with long sleeves that are in stock at xyz store. I feel we need to do the same?

 

[Ozzy]

I'd rather say show me all XL blue shirts with long sleeves that are in stock at xyz store. I feel we need to do the same?

I absolutely know this is possible..however...may have a better solution.

Have a look at VoiceAttack; it works out of the box and you can run macros off of voice commands. So you can configure some pre-defined commands with voice-entered variables to run macros which may achieve what you are looking for. Perhaps supply a VoiceAttack config for your clients to use?

Having said all this, if this is a possible feature for your own product you charge for and you want to do this then answering your original question, yes it is possible to build something like this and you could use Windows built in voice recognition and connect to the internal API to run commands within your app.

 

[Blood Lust]

We run an online database with multiple column views and about 10 filters to narrow a search. We have 'widgets' in place to autofill some aspects of the search engine and the desired information is best viewed on a PC or Laptop. We've taken the view that it would be difficult to make it mobile friendly and over the years less than a handful of users have suggested we should. They don't like change and can access everything they need, albeit using zoom to view.

Now with the advent of AI, of which I have very little understanding, I am wondering if a voice activated search saying something like 'Find me a 6'2" tall, left footed centre forward within 50 miles of Canterbury' is something that could be created using AI, a personalised SIRI if you like to improve searches from a mobile. Could data input via voice be an option?

Most importantly at what cost!!?

The paid for version of ChatGPT can speak and has speech recognition. The service also comes with access to a development platform where a Python programmer can develop and customise an AI to your needs.

The project you are asking for is extremely simple and its an hours work. Then it would need testing, and needed tweaks made, and then the rollout. While your needs are very basic, a business will charge you the Earth for it.

It will cost you next to nothing if you have a Python programmer inhouse, but they will need to familiarise themselves with the ChatGPT development platform first.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

The paid for version of ChatGPT can speak and has speech recognition. The service also comes with access to a development platform where a Python programmer can develop and customise an AI to your needs.

The project you are asking for is extremely simple and its an hours work. Then it would need testing, and needed tweaks made, and then the rollout. While your needs are very basic, a business will charge you the Earth for it.

It will cost you next to nothing if you have a Python programmer inhouse, but they will need to familiarise themselves with the ChatGPT development platform first.

Thank you...
I have two people doing our web stuff, hosting, voip etc., Both are extremely capable, preferring to build everything from scratch. I have a good friend and a relative who are top end developers and Python is a name I think I've heard in conversation.

Do you have any idea of what ChatGPT paid version costs?

 

[Blood Lust]

Thank you...
I have two people doing our web stuff, hosting, voip etc., Both are extremely capable, preferring to build everything from scratch. I have a good friend and a relative who are top end developers and Python is a name I think I've heard in conversation.

Do you have any idea of what ChatGPT paid version costs?

OpenAI is for a team advertised as $25 per month.

Or for one $20 per month. Once on subscription they can get hold of a key, download the AI library file that uses it, its written in Python, they can import it directly into Python. Then they have to connect to functions in Python that filters the data, and train it, or hard code it.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

OpenAI is for a team advertised as $25 per month.

Is that to host and develop?

We get around 1800 individual customers logging in an average of 30 times a day each month.

 

[Blood Lust]

Is that to host and develop?

We get around 1800 individual customers logging in an average of 30 times a day each month.

Its access to the advanced AI and their development site.

You can download the AI with the key you get, and do your own development just importing it directly into Python. Compile, and release.