Silva - Phone Bot providing tech support to elderly people

Silva is an AI-powered voice bot designed to offer tech support with a specific focus on encouraging elderly individuals to get online. Anyone can use Silva, all you need is a phone and to dial the number +44 7403 939825.

Silva won 1st prize at AthenaHack 2023 as part of Cisco's theme "Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Empowering Accessibility and Inclusion Through Innovation."

Using Silva

1. Developer server must be running in order to use Silva.

2. Once the server is up, simply dial +44 7403 939825 on your phone.

3. Silva should be here to help you now! :D

Note: Don't worry if you accidentally hang up the call, Silva remembers and will keep helping you once you've reconnected by calling again!

Technologies used

> Twilio: for generating phone number and user voice transcription

> Davinci-003: for generating bot replies

> Google Neural2-A: for generating a natural-sounding voice

Athena Hacakthon 2023

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