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PodBot: Podcast Archive Search Engine

Founding Product Engineer • PodBot • June 2023 - June 2024

Developed an automatic system utilizing LLMs to semantically parse media archives from RSS feeds and interactively engage users with reliable, real source attribution. Primarily worked on retrieval search mechanisms (RAGs), LLMs, database management, and product strategy. Oversaw multiple live tests in partnership with NPR.

Python React Native Firebase LLMs RAG

Improving LLM Code Generated Policies Using Multi-Agent Reasoning

Ori Spector • Advanced Robotic Manipulation • December 2024

Multi-agent reasoning chain-of-thought framework to improve code policy generation for robotic tasks, building upon previous Code as Policies research.

Robotics LLMs Multi-Agent Code Generation

Turning Pages with Reinforcement: An MDP Approach to Book Recommendations

Ori Spector & Pannisy Zhao • Decision Making Under Uncertainty • December 2024

A MDP modeling approach addressing the sequential decision-making problem of recommending books to users based on their historical interactions.

Reinforcement Learning MDP Recommendation Systems

AI Essay Evaluator: Reviewing College Apps with LLMs

Ori Spector & Nick Walker • Conversational Virtual Assistants • December 2023

A comprehensive study on the development and evaluation of an LLM-driven tool designed to assist in the grading and constructive feedback of Common App personal essays.

NLP LLMs Education Evaluation

Style Emulation with LORA in Text Generation

Ori Spector & Luke Mann • Natural Language Processing • March 2023

Investigating the potential of Low Rank Adaptation (LoRA) for style transfer text generation, with the aim of emulating the writing styles of prominent politicians.

NLP LoRA Style Transfer Text Generation

ResNet Fine-tuning for Fitness Pose Classification

Ori Spector & Nick Walker • Deep Learning for Computer Vision • June 2023

A novel methodology combining pose estimation techniques with deep learning models to accurately classify fitness exercises.

Computer Vision ResNet Pose Estimation Classification

Planet Money Bot

Ori Spector, Tara Parekh, Wenna Qin, & Millie Lin • Computational Journalism • March 2023

Building on OpenAI's powerful generative language model to optimize a RAG for Planet Money's podcast archive.

Journalism RAG OpenAI Podcast