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A GENERATIVE-AI-ASSISTED PLATFORM FOR RAPIDLY CREATING INTERACTIVE,ACCURATE 3D EXPLAINERS FOR ALL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT MAKING BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE COMPREHENSIBLE AT ALL LEARNING LEVELS IS CRITICAL FOR FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS. FOR HIGH IMPACT LEARNING IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM), PARTICULARLY IN FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, DOING SO REQUIRES EXCELLENT LEARNING RESOURCES AND TEACHERS, AND THERE IS UNFORTUNATELY A STRONG DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC BIAS IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES. RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION IN STUDENTS’ USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CHATBOTS AS A PRIMARY INFORMATION SOURCE. THESE NEARLY ZERO-FRICTION WEB APPLICATIONS CONVEY THE POSSIBILITY OF FREE, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THESE TOOLS, HOWEVER, ARE GENERALLY EXCLUSIVELY TEXT-BASED RESPONSES THAT ARE PLAGUED BY INACCURACIES. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A VISUALLY-DRIVEN GENERATIVE AI PLATFORM THAT EMPOWERS USERS BY GENERATING INTERACTIVE, 3D VISUAL EXPLAINERS WITH ACCOMPANYING NARRATION IN RESPONSE TO SIMPLE TEXT PROMPTS. THIS CATERS TO A WIDER RANGE OF LEARNING STYLES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM VISUAL ELEMENTS. TO GUARANTEE SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY AND VISUALLY FAITHFUL REPRESENTATIONS, SNORKLE LABS LEVERAGES A ROBUST SYSTEM OF EXPERT-VETTED DATA. WE PLAN TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWER RECRUITMENT PIPELINE TO ENSURE THE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE PLATFORM'S CONTENT. ADDITIONALLY, REAL-TIME, INTERACTIVE FEATURES LIKE CONTROLLABLE CAMERA ANGLES AND ZOOMING CAPABILITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE, ALLOWING USERS TO DELVE DEEPER INTO SPECIFIC DETAILS WITHIN THE 3D MODELS AND DATASETS. THIS PHASE I PROJECT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING A BETA VERSION TAILORED TO THE NGSS-ALIGNED HIGH-SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULUM. WE WILL ALSO PRIORITIZE ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY THROUGH A RIGOROUS EXPERT REVIEW PROCESS AND METICULOUS DATA TRACEABILITY PROTOCOLS. LOOKING TOWARDS A PHASE II PROJECT, WE ENVISION BROADER USER DEPLOYMENT ACROSS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, A FLOURISHING NETWORK OF EXPERT REVIEWERS, AND THE INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC SIMULATIONS AND FUNCTIONALITIES. ULTIMATELY, SNORKLE LABS HOLDS IMMENSE POTENTIAL TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE LANDSCAPE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AN ENGAGING, USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM THAT DELIVERS VISUALLY STUNNING AND SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION.