README.md

AutismCanadaAI

This is a chatbot that efficiently retrieves relevant information from a databse of files using a clustering algorithm to answer questions relating to autism.

Usage:

1. clone this repo locally
2. type python -m venv venv in cmd
3. source venv/bin/activate
4. 'pip install -r requirements.txt' to install packages
5. you can call create_pdfs to add sample pdfs to your local dir
6. call populate_pdfs to store the files in the db and create a cluster
7. call chat to use the chatbot
8. if you want to add more files to the db (automatically recomputes the cluster) you can call add_pdf