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Cognistx's SQUARE: Using AI to Search Multimedia Files

July 29, 2024
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Cognistx

Cognistx's SQUARE platform is revolutionizing enterprise search by enabling users to quickly pinpoint specific information within audio and video files, transforming hours of multimedia content into easily accessible, searchable data.  

One of the most exciting recent additions to SQUARE is its ability to search audio and video files.

"Audio and video files are especially hard to search through. We can automatically process that video file and enable this kind of search directly on audio and video content," said Cognistx CEO Sanjay Chopra.

This means users can now ask questions about specific content within audio or video files and be directed to the exact timestamp where that information appears. It's a game-changer for anyone who needs to quickly locate information in lengthy recordings, from students reviewing lecture videos to professionals analyzing meeting recordings.  

SQUARE's strength lies in its adaptability. While it's industry-agnostic at its core, Cognistx can fine-tune it for specific domains. Chopra noted that SQUARE has been particularly successful in areas such as:  

  1. Legal: Trained to understand and process legal documents effectively  
  2. Franchising: Helping franchisees quickly access important information  
  3. Research organizations: Managing extensive document libraries  
  4. Standards organizations: Processing and organizing complex information  

SQUARE offers both extractive and generative search capabilities.

"Extractive search will reference the answer using the language that's directly in that document. But what's really cool about large language models and generative AI is that it can actually answer your question in the same way that a human would," said Cognistx Data Scientist Justin Waltrip.  

This means SQUARE doesn't just find information - it synthesizes it into comprehensive, coherent answers tailored to the user's query.  

SQUARE was designed to be user-friendly from the start. The setup process can take as little as a few days, with options for direct file uploads or integration with existing document management systems.  

Security is paramount in enterprise AI, and we've taken extensive measures to protect our clients' data. SQUARE is deployed as a serverless application in AWS, within a virtual private cloud. This ensures that client data remains secure and doesn't leave the private cloud unless explicitly authorized.  

"If a company has a lot of documents, information in databases, information in audio files, video files, they want the ability to find the right information very quickly and answer the question that they have," Chopra said. "That's exactly what the platform does."  

Experience SQUARE for Yourself  

If you're interested in seeing how SQUARE can transform your organization's information management and search capabilities, we'd love to hear from you. Visit cognistx.com or reach out to our team for a personalized demonstration.  

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