Claude doesn't have to be a money machine. I used it to build an open-source tool that tracks how politicians in my Brazilian state spend public money.
An open-source tool named Gastômetro was developed using Claude to track public spending by politicians in the Brazilian state of Paraíba. The tool aggregates data from various government portals, which are often in disparate and difficult-to-access formats, making it challenging for citizens to monitor expenditures. The project aims to present this data transparently, linking back to original sources without making accusations, and is available for others to fork and adapt for different regions. AI
IMPACT Demonstrates AI's utility in making complex public data accessible to citizens.