Product Labs🔬: Decoding Wanderboat AI

Finally, the Goa trip made it out of your friends’ WhatsApp group, but now everyone is too lazy to plan. Like all of you, Spark & Trouble have also been there and done that and being the lazy puzzles they are, they found an AI to help them out - Wanderboat AI!

What's in it for you?

Wanderboat AI is more than just a travel planning tool; it's your personal AI-powered travel concierge. Founded by ex-Microsoft & Facebook Principal Data Scientists, this innovative platform leverages AI to curate personalized itineraries based on your preferences, interests, and budget. Imagine having a virtual travel expert at your fingertips, capable of suggesting hidden gems, optimizing your travel time, and ensuring a seamless journey.

Wanderboat AI has 4 salient features

1. Chat: Just as the name suggests, you can chat with the AI bot to plan your trip. There are two options:

   • Travelling: Designed to help you plan long trips spanning over days

   • Outings: Designed to help you plan a quick meal or evening out

   

   The upload ticket feature is super cool as it helps tailor the response

   You can also use the Chat feature to create a full itinerary. Wanderboat AI hits the nail on the head with JTBD (Jobs To Be Done Framework) —helping travellers discover, plan, and experience.

   Wanderboat AI focuses on understanding your specific travel needs and desires. By identifying the core job you want to accomplish (e.g., "relaxing beach getaway," "adventurous city exploration") and then allowing you to add more details such as the number of travellers including kids/adults, the number of days the platform tailors suggestions accordingly. This ensures that every trip is an authentic and fulfilling experience.

   

   An entire Paris itinerary is generated in seconds - notice how the right pane updates as you scroll the page and you can also ask further questions

2. Collection: The Collection feature allows users to save and organize their travel ideas, inspirations, and itineraries in one place. It's like a digital scrapbook where you can store information about potential destinations, accommodations, restaurants, and activities.

   

   Don’t know who out of Spark & Trouble is going to Paris but it’s definitely added to their Collections

3. Explore: This is Wanderboat AI’s travel Instagram (or Pinterest… we leave that for you to decide). In Explore mode, you can view Posts & Itineraries from other travellers and add them to your Collection.

   A small nitpick here is, you can view the complete itinerary only after you add it to your Collection.

   

   Explore - Pinterest of Travel; even allows you to filter on Post or Itinerary

4. I’m in: “I’m in” is still under wraps, but the page indicates that this feature would allow you to form a community and join other travellers headed to the same destinations. This could be a seriously interesting feature, especially for solo travellers or folks who love to make new friends during their trips.

What’s the intrigue?

Now the biggest question about Wanderboat AI is - How is it more helpful than asking any AI agent - “Plan a trip to the Bahamas”

• Deep Travel Specialization: Wanderboat AI is specifically designed for travel planning, offering a deeper understanding of destinations, activities, and preferences. AI agents have a broader knowledge base but may lack specialized travel insights.

• Real-time Adaptability: Wanderboat AI often incorporates real-time data and user feedback to dynamically adjust itineraries. AI agents may struggle to provide the same level of flexibility and responsiveness.

• User Experience: Wanderboat AI is designed with a user-centric interface and experience, focusing on ease of use and intuitive navigation. AI agents might offer a more general-purpose interface less tailored to travel planning.

So book those tickets and hit up Wanderboat AI to plan your next vacation. Also don’t forget to thank Spark & Trouble as you explore those hidden beaches and caves suggested by Wanderboat AI!

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Question: With the increasing emergence of smaller models (the latest being GPT-4o mini), what tasks are these models useful for as compared to larger, more complex models in practical applications?

Answer: The GPT-4o mini is the latest addition to the host of smaller efficient models. This trend of smaller models of course begs the question of why we need the larger models to start with and where they actually shine.

Smaller models like GPT-4o mini excel in scenarios demanding speed and cost-effectiveness. Their compact size allows for rapid deployment on devices with limited computational resources, such as smartphones or IoT devices. For instance, a mobile app utilizing a smaller model for real-time image recognition can provide a seamless user experience without draining battery life.

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