ACAT Release 2.0
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Click here to download ACAT 2.0
Release 2.0 includes several significant enhancements.
- Enhanced language models that are specifically fine-tuned for Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC) with word and sentence predictions to improve typing efficiency and provide a personalized user experience
- Multiple typing modes for faster communication
- Revamped and modernized user interface design
- Wizard-based user onboarding
- Modular software architecture for easier extensibility
The core application is developed in C# using Microsoft Visual Studio* 2022 and .NET 4.8.1.
It runs on Windows® 10 (20H2 or higher) and Windows® 11.
ConvAssist
This release includes ConvAssist, a module developed by Intel Labs. It enables users with disabilities to communicate using the latest language modeling technologies, through ACAT. ConvAssist can quickly suggest utterances/sentences that the user can use to have a social conversation or communicate with their caregiver in near real time. ConvAssist is built on the Pressagio library that predicts text based on n-gram models.
ConvAssist is extensible and allows developers to bring in new predictors, new language models for word prediction, sentence completion, semantic search, and more. It currently supports English-only models but can also be extended to other languages by incorporating multilingual language models.
ConvAssist is written in Python (v3.11.5)
System Requirements
- Windows 10 20H2 or higher / Windows 11
- At least 5 GB of free diskspace
- At least 8 GB RAM
Contact the team
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