Oera

Backstop is an application that acts as a safe email application integrated with AI that supports elderly and vulnerable people by using AI filtering to block harmful content from ever reaching a user. It also works on outbound messages too preventing personal/sensitive data from being sent out to potential scammers or people with ill intent. To provide a safer way of monitoring a device helper accounts are a feature which gives someone such as a carer or family member a way to discreetly monitor activity and use cases of the vulnerable user. They are informed in the event of a user attempting to carry out an action that might put them in harm's way. Depending on the permission level they also can have the ability to read direct messages with other users and emails received and sent. There is also the ability to generate animated social stories thanks to Meta AI SVG generation they can now see a personalised story talking them through how to handle a situation. When creating these stories the helper can also see the stories which they have generated and will be informed if the user creates anything which may be of concern. The included chat feature enables them to engage with the AI to ask questions about whatever they feel like, there are custom instructions to the AI to ensure that all outputs are safe. I included some accessibility features such as the ability to have messages read out audibly, settings such as increase font size and contrast modes. This is designed to make this project as accessible to as many people as possible. The live version of the application can be found at this link, https://backstop-4xz9.onrender.com