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Date Published
Author
David vonThenen
Word count
688
Language
English
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Summary

The Context is Everything Hackathon, sponsored by Symbl.ai and Vonage, was held at VoiceSummit 2022, where participants were challenged to create a project combining Vonage's communications platforms with Symbl.ai's capabilities. The winner of the hackathon was S. Deepak Kumar for his project LiveCaptioner, which provides real-time captioning, complete transcription, topics, and questions asked during video calls/meetings using Symbl.ai's Conversation Intelligence platform and Vonage's Video APIs. Kumar faced challenges while building the app but was able to complete it by teaching himself to use the platforms' APIs quickly with the help of their documentation. The LiveCaptioner features live captioning, real-time transcription, and storage of conversation topics and questions in a tabbed format. To build this project, participants need to have Symbl.ai and Vonage accounts, which can be created for free. Kumar's experience showcases his ability to turn an idea into a functioning app with the help of the platforms' APIs.