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Inspiration

Our project was inspired by the growing concern over smartphone addiction and its impact on productivity, especially among students and professionals. We wanted to create a solution that helps people break free from this addiction and achieve deep focus in their study and work.

What it does

YouControl is a project focused on creating a human AI companion device aimed at mitigating smartphone addiction and promoting deep focus during study and work. It achieves this by providing essential features only and blocking distractions like social media. The device utilizes advanced technologies such as Facebook's Wav2Vec2 for speech-to-text conversion and OpenAI's GPT 3.5 for fetching relevant information. The project was inspired by the growing concern over smartphone addiction and the desire to create a solution that helps people prioritize important tasks while blocking out unnecessary distractions. Through the development process, the team learned about the harmful effects of smartphone addiction and gained insights into leveraging cutting-edge technologies to promote focus and productivity. Challenges faced during development included optimizing performance and integrating multiple APIs.

How we built it

We used an ESP 32 board, Arduino C++, Python, PyTorch, and multiple API calls to build it.

Challenges we ran into

One of the main challenges we faced was optimizing the performance of our speech recognition and natural language processing algorithms to ensure fast and accurate responses. We also had to overcome technical hurdles related to integrating multiple APIs and ensuring compatibility across different devices.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Successful integration of advanced speech recognition and natural language processing technologies into the device, providing users with seamless interaction and access to information.
Creating a user-centric design that prioritizes essential features and minimizes distractions, effectively addressing the challenge of smartphone addiction and promoting deep focus.
Developing a reliable and efficient system for converting audio inputs to text, enabling users to interact with the device effortlessly and efficiently.
Implementing robust security measures to protect user data and ensure privacy, building trust and confidence among users.
Receiving positive feedback and recognition from users and stakeholders for the effectiveness and impact of the device in promoting productivity and focus.