Team 6: Noah van Lienden, Dan Gong, Ravdeep Singh & Maciej Wiecko.
Ever found yourself staring blankly at a 50-page academic paper, wondering if there’s a faster, more engaging way to grasp the key points? What if that dense text could transform into a lively video, complete with animations and a friendly narrator? Welcome to the future of learning with our Synopsis.ai web app!
The Education Technology (EdTech) market is skyrocketing. In 2023, the global EdTech market hit a whopping $144.6 billion and is projected to triple by 2032. With advancements in AI, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and more, the way we learn is evolving faster and changing day to day. Generative AI is the new superstar in the EdTech universe. Tools like Scholarcy are helping students by turning lengthy texts into bite-sized summaries. But let’s face it—reading summaries can still feel like, well, reading. How great would it be if you could watch a video instead?
Enter Synopsis, the groundbreaking web app that’s set to revolutionize how we digest academic content. Synopsis uses advanced AI to convert scholarly articles into short, engaging videos. It’s like having your own personal explainer video for every complex paper you need to read. You can customize these videos and choose either a lecture format or an animated video format. Furthermore, users can select their desired video length, content granularity and even add subtitles!
All this new content is not only wonderful for student learning with our web app, but also Researches, Educators and even Content Creators! All these different users can have different uses of our platform, and can each bring value in new ways to themselves, or even to others!
So how does this magic work behind the scenes? Synopsis leverages state-of-the-art AI models like GPT-4 and BERT, fine-tuned on vast academic datasets. It collaborates with AI research institutions to stay ahead of technological advancements and works with designers to create customizable templates and animations. While there are tools that summarize texts or create videos, none combine both in an educational context. Synopsis fills this market gap by offering a seamless solution that transforms academic articles into personalized video summaries.
In a world where attention spans are dwindling, and visual content reigns supreme, Synopsis is poised to make a significant impact. By making learning more accessible and enjoyable, it’s not just keeping up with the future of education—it’s helping to shape it!
