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AI agents collaborate via Slack, while a bird identification tool is developed

A developer shared their experience building BirdLens, an AI tool for identifying birds from photos, highlighting its creation as part of a development challenge. Another post discusses how AI APIs typically respond with text, contrasting this with a system where two AI agents collaborate via Slack: one agent formulates requests, and another uses a browser to find answers, with the system handling over 60 such requests before a subtle bug related to message splitting was discovered. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates novel applications of AI in specialized tools and collaborative agent systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes the creation of an AI tool and a system of collaborating AI agents, fitting the 'tool' category.

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AI agents collaborate via Slack, while a bird identification tool is developed

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    What I Built I built BirdLens, a simple AI tool that identifies birds from a photo. The idea came... # devchallenge # hf26challenge # ai # webdev # software # c

    What I Built I built BirdLens, a simple AI tool that identifies birds from a photo. The idea came... # devchallenge # hf26challenge # ai # webdev # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community BirdLens: Side Hustle

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Most AI APIs answer in words. You ask a question, the model writes a paragraph, and your code... # ai # openai # api # webdev # software # coding # development

    Most AI APIs answer in words. You ask a question, the model writes a paragraph, and your code... # ai # openai # api # webdev # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community OpenAI Decisions API: Stop Paying for Words You Parse

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Two AI agents work together on my server through a Slack channel. A coding agent writes numbered requests ("REQ-062: check these 25 items against the official s

    Two AI agents work together on my server through a Slack channel. A coding agent writes numbered requests ("REQ-062: check these 25 items against the official sources"), and a browser agent reads the channel, does the research in a real browser, and answers in the request's threa…

  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    What I Built I built BirdLens, a simple AI tool that identifies birds from a photo. The... # devchallenge # hf26challenge # hacktoberfest # ai # software # codi

    What I Built I built BirdLens, a simple AI tool that identifies birds from a photo. The... # devchallenge # hf26challenge # hacktoberfest # ai # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community BirdLens: An Open-Source AI Bird Identifier for Outdoor Explorers