AI case study

Enhancing student learning access

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FoondaMate
Context

FoondaMate, a study helper for middle & high school students in emerging markets, uses Meta's Llama to power its AI study buddy available on WhatsApp and Messenger. It answers questions on various subjects, adapts to different English levels and uses multi-step guidance. The platform currently has 3 million students across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria – and report 30% uplift in university eligibility for their users.

Results

30% uplift in university eligibility for their users.

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Industry
Education
Region
Africa
Published
June 6, 2024
Agent type
Customer Agents
AI provider
Meta
Models/tools
Not disclosed
ICE score
432
The ICE framework in this database provides a quick way to assess the feasibility and potential impact of AI use cases, with higher scores signaling more actionable opportunities.

Impact: Potential benefits to the business.

Confidence: Likelihood of achieving expected results.

Ease: Simplicity of implementation in terms of resources and time.

ICE Score: Calculated by multiplying the component scores.

Note:
Each score is AI-generated based on available data and should be viewed merely as a general guideline for deeper exploration of the use cases.
Impact
9
Confidence
8
Ease
6

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Rising Academies

Education
Use case
Accessible mobile tutoring
Context

Rising Academies integrated Claude-powered chatbots into mobile educational tools via WhatsApp to provide both a virtual math tutor (Rori) and a teacher support system (Tari). Rori delivers personalized math lessons through a mix of pre-written lesson plans and dynamic conversations, while Tari offers on-demand curriculum and lesson planning support for teachers. These solutions enhanced personalized learning and professional development in regions with limited access to traditional edtech.

Models/tools
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1

Pensieve

Education
Use case
Personalized student support
Context

Pensieve integrated Anthropic's Claude models (Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3.7 Sonnet) to build AI teaching assistants that automate grading and provide 24/7 personalized tutoring. The system clusters student submissions to calibrate grading rubrics and transforms static PDFs into interactive worksheets while enforcing instructor-controlled policies. This integration streamlines course management workflows and enhances real‐time classroom analytics.

Super Teacher

Education
Use case
Building learning tools and making content
Context

Super Teacher integrated Anthropic's Claude to generate initial code for interactive educational tools and draft lesson plans for subjects ranging from pre-K to 5th grade. They embedded the AI into both software development and content creation workflows with mandatory human review to ensure safety and quality standards. This integration streamlined operational processes, enabling engineering and content teams to focus on higher-level development and creative enhancements.

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1
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companies using

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Secure on-premises AI
Context

NVIDIA partnered with Google Cloud to enable on-premises agentic AI by integrating Google Gemini models with NVIDIA Blackwell platforms and Confidential Computing, ensuring data sovereignty and regulatory compliance for sensitive enterprise operations. The solution further optimizes AI inference and observability by deploying a GKE Inference Gateway alongside NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, and NVIDIA Dynamo to enhance secure routing and load balancing for enterprise workloads.

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7
Use case
Faster tax form processing
Context

Intuit integrated Google Cloud’s Document AI and Gemini models into its GenOS platform to automate the autofill of ten common U.S. tax forms, including complex 1099 and 1040 forms. The solution extracts and categorizes data from uploaded documents, drastically reducing manual data entry for TurboTax customers. This integration streamlines tax preparation workflows and improves speed and accuracy.

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2
Use case
Optimized CX workflows
Context

Capgemini partnered with Google Cloud to develop industry-specific agentic AI solutions that automate customer request handling across multiple channels such as web, social, and phone. The implementation integrates Google Agentspace, Customer Engagement Suite, and Agent2Agent interoperability protocol into existing customer service infrastructures to enhance personalized support, call routing, and workflow automation. This advanced solution transforms customer experience by streamlining communications and enabling proactive engagement.

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3
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Automate image segmentation
Context

Roboflow uses Meta's Segment Anything Model (SAM) to enable users to automatically segment objects in images and videos, significantly reducing the time required to create training datasets for computer vision models.

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2
Use case
Protecting customer privacy in personalized recommendations
Context

Untukmu.AI, an online gifting site in Indonesia, uses Meta's Llama 3.1 8B model with split inference processing to protect customer privacy. By running part of the AI model on customers' devices and the rest on their servers, they deliver personalized gift recommendations without accessing or storing personal data. This ensures customer privacy while still providing high-quality, tailored suggestions, enhancing trust and satisfaction.

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1
Use case
Understanding complex codebases
Context

CodeGPT, a popular coding assistant with over 1.4 million downloads, integrates Meta's Llama models to enhance developer productivity. By using Llama 3.2 (90B), CodeGPT helps developers not just generate code but also answer questions about their codebase, debug code, and onboard new team members. It includes a codebase graph mechanism that lets Llama understand entire repositories, allowing developers to effectively "talk" with their code. This integration leads to at least a 30% increase in productivity and accelerates onboarding from months to days.

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1
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AI use cases in

Africa

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Use case
Accessible mobile tutoring
Context

Rising Academies integrated Claude-powered chatbots into mobile educational tools via WhatsApp to provide both a virtual math tutor (Rori) and a teacher support system (Tari). Rori delivers personalized math lessons through a mix of pre-written lesson plans and dynamic conversations, while Tari offers on-demand curriculum and lesson planning support for teachers. These solutions enhanced personalized learning and professional development in regions with limited access to traditional edtech.

Models/tools
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1
Use case
Expand mental health access
Context

Kenya Red Cross worked with Pathways Technologies to develop an AI-powered mental health chatbot called Chat Care using Azure AI services. The chatbot initiates conversations on mental health, suggests ways to help such as breathing exercises and in-person services, operates in English and Swahili, and is available 24/7. It expands the reach of mental health services without overstretching human counselors and helps overcome stigma.

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1
Use case
Streamlining internal processes
Context

Capitec Bank uses Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot for Power BI, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI Service, and DALL·E 3 to automate and enhance processes across departments, including generating report summaries, optimizing reconciliation processes with Copilot for Finance, developing chatbots for customer service and internal use, analyzing contracts, and generating unique images.

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