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AskGDR

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Description

AskGDR serves as a virtual research assistant to GDR users. It provides answers to a variety of user-provided questions using natural language processing and generative machine learning. Users can get answers to questions about specific datasets.

Detailed example

The systems leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation to find semantically relevent content which the AI (LLM) summarizes for the end user as a method to describe relevent content within the data catalog.

AI / analytics pattern

Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).

Automation level / stage

c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.

Expected benefit

Making data more accessible and user-friendly for the public.

Audit / financial statement impact

Tool is designed as an AI research assistant to help users find answers to questions about specific datasets beyond simple keyword searches.

Controls / human review

ATO: Yes; PIA: Not published

Data needed

As this is summarizing data from the GDR data repository the related datasets are described by the catalog which is also used to validate the AI responses: https://gdr.openei.org/