Dods Political Intelligence
AI-Powered Real-time Transcription & Translation

Challenge

The American Institute of Physics needed to enhance content accessibility to improve how researchers, students and physicists interact with their published papers and to boost subscriptions and article purchases.

Solution

We developed a chat-based conversational search interface using LLM technology.

User Experience & Analytical Intelligence

Custom rubrics with adaptive scoring matrices support

Written feedback in each tutor's unique voice

Confidence metrics to guide review priorities included

Ethical guardrails for appropriate feedback

Technical Implementation

Fine-tuned on 10,000+ essays and comprehensive rubric data

Deployed in secure Azure environment with SOC 2 compliance

Created intuitive dashboard for rubric management

Results

Metric	Before	After	Impact
Essay Marking Time	25 mins	8 mins	↓ 68%
Tutor Capacity	40/week	120/week	↑ 200%
Feedback Delay	7 days	24 hours	↓ 86%
Assessment Consistency	65%	92%	↑ 27%
Cost Savings	-	-	↓ 68%

Strategic impact

Decreased transcription times

Live sessions can be published within minutes of finishing

Improved transcription accuracy

Auto transcriptions have fewer errors

Increased Intelligence Value

Analysts have more time to provide detailed intelligence

Foundational technology

AI-driven thematic insights will form the base for new services

Why our approach worked

Developed a low-cost proof of concept to validate accuracy and real-time capabilities, reducing the risks of integrating new technology before building a production-ready system. Our intuitive UI lets analysts monitor, edit and publish sessions, using AI-enhanced content to deliver deeper insights to clients.