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title: University AI Chatbot |
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sdk: gradio |
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app_file: app.py |
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pinned: false |
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A student-friendly AI chatbot that simplifies university handbook queries. |
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# 🎓 University Inquiries AI Chatbot |
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A conversational AI chatbot that helps students navigate and understand the official university handbook using natural language. Built with Gradio, Sentence Transformers, and FLAN-T5, it offers friendly and accurate responses based on handbook content — with built-in feedback tracking and upvote/downvote tuning. |
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## ✨ Features |
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- 🧠 **Semantic Search:** Uses Sentence Transformers to find the closest handbook Q&A to a student's question. |
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- 🗣️ **LLM Explanation:** Automatically rewrites formal handbook responses in a student-friendly tone using FLAN-T5. |
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- 👍 **Feedback Memory:** Stores user feedback (upvotes/downvotes) to improve future responses. |
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- 🔄 **Smart Matching:** Merges similar feedback questions (≥80% similarity) to avoid duplication. |
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- 🎨 **Custom UI:** Includes a PUP-themed responsive design with a gradient background and styled chat layout. |
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## 🧰 Tech Stack |
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- [Gradio](https://gradio.app/) — for UI interface |
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- [Sentence Transformers](https://www.sbert.net/) — for question embedding & similarity |
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- [Transformers (FLAN-T5)](https://huggingface.co/google/flan-t5-small) — for natural explanation generation |
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- JSON — for persistent feedback storage |
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## 📁 Files |
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- `app.py` — main chatbot logic & interface |
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- `dataset.json` — official university Q&A set |
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- `feedback.json` — live feedback database |
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- `README.md` — this file! |
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## 📦 Installation |
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```bash |
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pip install -r requirements.txt |
