Abstract: An emergency escape system for deployment during fire or hazardous conditions is disclosed. The system comprises a tunnel assembly stored in a compact configuration within a recessed cavity beneath a floor during normal conditions, a hazard detection unit configured to detect a fire or hazardous condition, a deployment mechanism configured to unfold and deploy the tunnel assembly from the recessed cavity upon detection of the fire or hazardous condition, and a processor configured to activate the deployment mechanism based on the detection of the fire or hazardous condition, wherein the tunnel assembly, when deployed, forms an escape passage from a hazardous environment to a safe location.

Abstract: A computing infrastructure configuration system and method include an infrastructure-as-code configuration tool providing a configuration language that defines the configuration and operation of the computing infrastructure using a declarative syntax. The declarative syntax is configured to express a plurality of built-in functions that can be executed by the computing infrastructure based on the configuration of the computing infrastructure. The system and method further include a syntax extension from the declarative syntax that expresses one or more provider-defined functions defined by one or more providers, and connected to the configuration tool by a provider protocol, the provider protocol providing the syntax extension to invoke the one or more provider-defined functions via the configuration language to enable the computing infrastructure to call at least one of the one or more of the provider-defined functions for execution by the computing infrastructure.

Abstract: A method of automatic electronic form population includes generating, at a device, a text transcript of a real-time audio conversation. The method also includes generating, by the device and using a large language model, a response to a particular query on a form based on the text transcript. An indication of the particular query and the text transcript are provided as input prompts to the large language model. The method also includes populating, by the device, a particular field of the form based on the response to the particular query to generate a populated version of the form during the real-time audio conversation. The particular field of the form is associated with the particular query. The method also includes presenting, by the device, the populated version of the form via a user interface.

Abstract: A computing infrastructure configuration system and method include an infrastructure-as-code configuration tool providing a configuration language that defines the configuration and operation of the computing infrastructure using a declarative syntax. The declarative syntax is configured to express a plurality of built-in functions that can be executed by the computing infrastructure based on the configuration of the computing infrastructure. The system and method further include a syntax extension from the declarative syntax that expresses one or more provider-defined functions defined by one or more providers, and connected to the configuration tool by a provider protocol, the provider protocol providing the syntax extension to invoke the one or more provider-defined functions via the configuration language to enable the computing infrastructure to call at least one of the one or more of the provider-defined functions for execution by the computing infrastructure.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and user-interfaces for creating a collaborative review of an offering may facilitate multiple people (users) collaborating on a review by submitting short statements concerning particular characteristics, traits, or qualities concerning the offering. Users can also vote on the validity or strength of each submitted statement. Votes on statements are tabulated, scores are computed, and the information is fed back to the user. These actions take place over a network with users of computing devices interacting with the system running on one or more servers. In one embodiment, the end results of this process is a single collaborative review for each offering that reflects the experiences, knowledge, and understanding of multiple people concerning that offering. The collaborative review may be made accessible via a network as a useful resource for people in making decisions about that offering.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and user-interfaces for creating a collaborative review of an offering may facilitate multiple people (users) collaborating on a review by submitting short statements concerning particular characteristics, traits, or qualities concerning the offering. Users can also vote on the validity or strength of each submitted statement. Votes on statements are tabulated, scores are computed, and the information is fed back to the user. These actions take place over a network with users of computing devices interacting with the system running on one or more servers. In one embodiment, the end results of this process is a single collaborative review for each offering that reflects the experiences, knowledge, and understanding of multiple people concerning that offering. The collaborative review may be made accessible via a network as a useful resource for people in making decisions about that offering.