Perspective AI

Perspective AI is a conversational AI assistant designed to encourage critical thinking, perspective analysis, and balanced discussion.

The project combines a React frontend with a Flask backend and uses a locally hosted Ollama model for AI responses.

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Live Demo

🌐 https://perspective-ai-lac.vercel.app

Highlights

• 🤖 AI-powered assistant
• 🧠 Perspective analysis
• ⚖️ Bias awareness
• 🔒 Privacy-friendly local AI
• ⚡ React + Flask architecture
• 🦙 Powered by Ollama & Llama 3

Features

• AI-powered conversation
• Perspective-focused responses
• Simple bias detection tool
• Basic misinformation keyword alerts
• Modern React user interface
• Local AI processing through Ollama
• Privacy-friendly architecture

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• JavaScript
• CSS

Backend

• Flask
• Flask-CORS
• Python

AI Model

• Ollama
• Llama 3

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Architecture

User ↓ React Frontend ↓ Flask API ↓ Ollama ↓ Llama 3

Project Structure

perspective-ai/
│
├── backend/
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── .env
│
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   ├── package.json
│   └── package-lock.json
│
└── README.md

Screenshots

Home Screen

AI Conversation

Installation

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/ashishyadav18/Perspective-AI.git
cd perspective-ai

Backend Setup

cd backend

pip install -r requirements.txt

python app.py

Backend runs at:

http://localhost:5000

Frontend Setup

cd frontend

npm install

npm start

Frontend runs at:

http://localhost:3000

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Ollama Setup

Install Ollama:

https://ollama.com

Pull the model:

ollama pull llama3

Verify:

ollama list

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Current Limitations

• Bias analysis uses a simple keyword-based approach.
• Misinformation detection is basic and rule-based.
• AI responses require Ollama running locally.
• Backend is not deployed publicly.

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Future Improvements

• Advanced bias detection
• Source credibility analysis
• Public cloud deployment
• Better fact-checking system
• Multi-model AI support
• Conversation history
• Export chat sessions

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Author

Ashish Yadav

Computer Science Student

Built as a learning project exploring AI applications, critical thinking tools, and full-stack development.