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Project Overview

William Garneau edited this page Oct 23, 2024 · 7 revisions

Misinformation Mitigation Project Overview

Executive Summary

This project aims to develop a backend system for misinformation detection and mitigation. By leveraging language models and web search capabilities, we're creating a platform to combat the spread of false information online.

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Project Objectives

  • Develop a backend system capable of processing and analyzing user queries in real-time
  • Integrate language models for nuanced understanding and generation of human-like responses
  • Implement robust web search capabilities to provide up-to-date, factual information
  • Ensure scalability to handle a growing user base, with initial support for 500 users, up to 25 concurrent
  • Maintain the highest standards of data security and user privacy

Key Features

  1. Real-time query analysis using LLMs
  2. Web search enrichment for up-to-date information
  3. AI-generated responses to counter misinformation
  4. User-friendly chat interface for continuous interaction

Technology Stack

  • Backend: FastAPI (Python 3.10+)
  • LLM: Llama 3.1 70B
  • Web Search: Google Web Search API
  • Database: PostgreSQL
  • Caching: Redis 6.2
  • Orchestration: Kubernetes

For more detailed information, please refer to the System Architecture and API Specification pages.