tds-virtual-ta ai assistant

Welcome to the Virtual TA Chatbot

Virtual Teaching Assistant (Virtual TA) is an innovative, intelligent and automated assistant designed specifically for the Tools in Data Science (TDS) course offered by the IIT Madras Online Degree Program. This cutting-edge system revolutionizes the learning experience by providing students with accurate, context-aware answers to their questions.

To use the chatbot, send a POST request to the /api endpoint with a JSON body. Optionally, include an image for analysis.

Test API Endpoint Tester

Here enter your deployed API endpoint URL for testing purposes. 

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
    "question": "Should I use gpt-4o-mini which AI proxy supports, or gpt3.5 turbo?",
    "image": "'"$(curl -s "https://tds.s-anand.net/images/project-tds-virtual-ta-q1.webp" | base64 -w0)"'"
}' https://app.example.com/api
Linux Linux Command 
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$(jq -n \
    --arg question 'Should I use gpt-4o-mini which AI proxy supports, or gpt3.5 turbo?' \
    --arg image "$(curl -s 'https://tds.s-anand.net/images/project-tds-virtual-ta-q1.webp' | base64 -w0)" \
    '{question: $question, image: $image}')" https://app.example.com/api

Requirements: Install jq if missing: 

sudo apt install jq    # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install jq    # Fedora
macOS macOS Command 
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$(jq -n \
    --arg question 'Should I use gpt-4o-mini which AI proxy supports, or gpt3.5 turbo?' \
    --arg image "$(curl -s 'https://tds.s-anand.net/images/project-tds-virtual-ta-q1.webp' | base64)" \
    '{question: $question, image: $image}')" https://app.example.com/api

Note: If your API requires single-line base64, use:

curl -s "https://tds.s-anand.net/images/project-tds-virtual-ta-q1.webp" | base64 | tr -d '\n'
Windows PowerShell Command 
$imageBase64 = [Convert]::ToBase64String((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://tds.s-anand.net/images/project-tds-virtual-ta-q1.webp" -UseBasicParsing).Content)
$body = @{
    question = "Should I use gpt-4o-mini which AI proxy supports, or gpt3.5 turbo?"
    image = $imageBase64
} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress

curl.exe -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d $body https://app.example.com/api