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Bring your AI expertise to a project that empowers people, strengthens institutions, and creates lasting change.\nAs a volunteer, you will:\nTechnical assessment of the application: Review the current state of the AI application, its architecture, codebase, integrated models, and technical debt, identifying opportunities for improvement and development priorities.\nDevelopment of new features: Design, code, and deploy new application features, including improvements to the user interface, interaction flows, and AI agent capabilities.\nIntegration and optimization of language models: Improve the integration of language models (LLMs), fine-tune prompts, and implement RAG techniques or other strategies to enhance the quality and accuracy of the agent’s responses.\nTechnology Transfer and Documentation: Prepare technical documentation for the system, train the internal team on application maintenance and evolution, and propose a technology roadmap for scaling.\nEssential Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field\nEssential Background:\nExperience in software development and programming (Python, JavaScript, or other relevant languages)\nExperience working with language model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or others)\nExperience in database management and data structuring for AI systems\nAbility to document technical systems and transfer knowledge to non-specialized teams\nReady to make a lasting difference? 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