Engineering
Describe the engineering and functionality of the product and how they relate to the product’s intended use. This may include materials, components, distinctive features, details about user value, processes used to fabricate the product, or proprietary algorithms.
Word count: 102 / 150
CURI AI leverages proprietary voice-to-intent algorithms and real-time AI survey generation to extract deep, qualitative insights from natural conversations. Built on a scalable, privacy-first architecture, it uses a lightweight voice interface integrated with proprietary sLM-based models to conduct two-way dialogues. The platform features adaptive prompting logic, emotion-aware signal detection, and multi-language voice NLP pipelines optimized for edge devices. Data is encrypted and locally anonymized before analytics, ensuring trust and compliance. Modular APIs allow seamless integration into mobility, healthcare, and retail environments. Its engineering design prioritizes low-latency response, voice clarity in noisy environments, and high user engagement through conversational memory and reward mechanics.
Design
How would you describe the product’s aesthetic and design qualities. This may include product functionality and how they relate to user benefit, materials, components, ecological impact, platform(s) on which you intend to run, and/or channel(s) through which it is distributed.
Word count: 114 / 150
CURI AI’s design emphasizes warmth, clarity, and inclusivity — turning a technical AI interface into a human-centric experience. The platform’s voice-first interface is minimalist and intuitive, requiring no screen interactions, making it accessible to all ages and abilities. Visual dashboard components follow clean, accessible UI principles with soft color palettes and adaptive typography for high readability. On the backend, the architecture is modular and cloud-agnostic, supporting voice interactions across mobile, kiosk, and wearable platforms. Environmentally, it minimizes energy consumption through efficient local inference modules, and user participation is incentivized with data transparency and control. CURI AI is designed not just to collect data, but to invite people to speak, be heard, and feel valued.
Innovation
Provide at least three (3) key points about the product and what makes it unique. This should include innovative features, life-changing technology, patents or licensing of the technology or other reasons why it deserves an award.
Point 1
Word count: 38 / 100
Hyper-personalized voice feedback at scale
Unlike standard surveys or chatbots, CURI AI enables real-time voice-based feedback collection that dynamically adapts to each user’s emotional tone and context. This creates empathy-driven data streams that are both rich and scalable.
Point 2
Word count: 39 / 100
AI surveyor that thinks like a moderator
CURI AI acts like an AI interviewer, crafting micro-surveys on the fly and asking follow-ups based on live answers. This bridges qualitative and quantitative research, removing the need for static survey design.
Point 3
Word count: 33 / 100
Reward-based ecosystem for truthful expression
By compensating users for sharing sincere feedback, CURI AI builds a trusted feedback loop. Its reward model increases participation from hard-to-reach demographics and ensures authenticity in voice-based research.