User:VanessaLattas

Week of 6/12

MON 6/12

• Drafted literature review, annotated bibliography sections of final paper

• Investigated the available AI generative tools for text-to-video, text-to-photo, and text-to-speech

• Documented a list of these tools, their features, and their drawbacks as it relates to project goals

TUES 6/13

• Met with mentor to share progress and troubleshoot roadblocks

• Evaluated the storytelling capacity of AI by reviewing materials on ACM database, GitHub

• Compared animated with live video and their independent ability to allow connection with audience

WED 6/14

• Attended REU meeting and presentation

• Demoed around 5-10 text-to-speech applications, software tools, etc.

• Assessed the emotions/tones appropriate for mental health storytelling (frustration, anger, helplessness, etc.)

• Tested applications to determine which were most realistic depictions of such emotions/tones

THURS 6/15

• Attempted implementation of Phenaki Video in Pytorch

FRI 6/16

• Accessed DALL-E premium version
• Used generic prompts from given subthemes previously extracted from PPD subreddit in previous research