A Better Way to Prepare Data for Your SuperGrowthAI Workflows
Every day, I start with one cup of coffee and have an uncomplicated plan. With SuperGrowthAI software, I typically will have one or two automated systems that will take some form of input and then put it through a machine-learning model and then continue working on that project, and then do the same thing for the next project. However, as most people know, workflows for using AI applications almost all run into issues.
For example, when your workflow has reached a level where you're developing automated agents, training the intended models, or working in bulk to run an additional automation command, you will all eventually encounter 'data formatting' problems.
This 'data formatting' problem is something that nobody discusses but everyone experiences.
If you have ever stopped working on your authorized project due to your data being incorrectly formatted, or spent a large amount of time removing extra characters from the input file, then you already have experienced how tools such as Developer.toys are lifesavers for you and other developers and designers working with AI applications and workflows.
The rest of this article will illustrate how the data converter features of Developer.toys have been designed to allow users to automate data creation and manipulation processes in the SuperGrowthAI software program, thereby minimizing the amount of time spent by you (the developer) and maintaining accurate and error-free datasets for use by them (the AI applications).
Data Structure Issues Will Hold Up AI Development
While SuperGrowth AI may be seen as the "proper type" of automation, the most advanced automation system will not work if the data used within it has not been structured or ordered correctly.
There may also be plenty of accurate and useful ways to input data (correct prompts, agents and datasets) but unless the data has been properly formatted and ordered, nothing will flow.
Here are some examples of problems I see each day.
1) JSON files have inconsistency issues
2) CSV exports do not include header row
3) YAML data have incorrect formats for training models
4) HTML Forms are converted into a JSON output to connect with dynamic AIs.
5) Large amounts of randomly scraped data are not standardised or cleaned.
That is why Developer.toys is an indispensable workflow accelerator.
Developer.toys is an ideal match for SuperGrowthAI team's speed and scalability needs.
Imagine you are building a lead enrichment automation via SuperGrowthAI with a JSON file that's over 1,000 records long. The agents of SuperGrowthAI understand and can process information in JSON format, however, the JSON file must be:
- Clean
- In a deep nested format
- Consistent
When you look at the input data, you're all set, but not quite. Your input data is very close to being ready for processing, but not quite perfect.
- Some of the fields have no data in them at all (empty).
- Some of the rows have string values where they should have numeric values.
- Some of the time stamps have dates that look like they were created in 1998!
So instead of opening up VSCode and spending 45 minutes fixing your JSON file manually, you just do the following:
- Open Developer.toys
- Select either JSON Formatter, JSON to TOON, or JSON to CSV
- Paste in your existing JSON file that is messy.
- And now, you have an exact, correctly formatted (yet still standard) JSON file for use when running your SuperGrowthAI Automation without having to fix bugs.
This is an example of how an effective workflow can make the difference between scalable versus non-scalable teams.
JSON to TOON: The Magical Data Format for AI
Developer.toys has many great developer tools, and one of the most exciting ones is the conversion of JSON to TOON.
TOON uses a simple human-readable data format and indents to represent data in a lightweight manner, making it seem easy compared to traditional JSON or XML.
Why is this important?
AI agents prefer clean, simple data structures.
When you convert your JSON data into TOON and use it with SuperGrowthAI, it provides the following benefits:
1) Your data will be in a human-readable format.
2) Writing prompts that reference data will be easier.
3) AI will have a better chance of parsing your data structure properly.
4) Less chance of malformed JSON data error.
5) Ability to convert data to TOON in a short time for many agents workflows.
In other words, TOON is a bridge between humans and AI.
Sample workflow:
1) Start with a heavy bulky JSON data set
2) Use Developer.toys to convert JSON to TOON.
3) Then use SuperGrowthAI for extracting insights, summaries, mappings and performing transformations to the data set.
4) Optionally convert it back into JSON or CSV.
Removing friction has a tremendous impact.
It's no longer necessary for you to dedicate time to painstakingly converting your CSV file into JSON format and mapping its content to individual fields before providing it to an AI-based tool.
Instead, by following the simple process outlined below using Developer.toys, you will have transformed a time-consuming activity into an efficient process that optimises your use of SuperGrowthAI. The transformation is as follows:
1. CSV to JSON Creator : Using Developer.toys to create the CSV file, now the original messy CSV file has been converted into a structured JSON file.
2. JSON Formatting : Formatting your structured JSON file has now removed broken characters, corrected the indentation, and provided a uniform style.
3. JSON to TOON : Your structured JSON file has now become a TOON file format, allowing your SuperGrowthAI prompts to correctly reference it.
4. SuperGrowthAI Agents : By using Developer.toys to convert your structured JSON file into a TOON file format, you no longer will have any formatting errors when performing classification, sentiment analysis, tagging, or clustering.
Conclusion: Good Tools Are Quiet Strengths
Though creating an AI workflow is fascinating to most observers, there is one important truth that those who have created an AI workflow will tell you — its output depends completely on the quality & structure of the input.
Developer.toys focuses on the 'tedious', 'repetitive' tasks involved in the preprocessing & conversion of data so you don't have to do it, while SuperGrowthAI automates the intelligent scaling & operation of that data for you to elevate the quality & performance of your own work. Together, they provide a seamless and consistent 'pipeline' from the time that 'clean data' is loaded into the model until the time that 'high performing AI output' is produced & used.
Experiencing this kind of consistent ease in working with AI systems makes it virtually impossible to revert back to an older/less efficient process of doing things.
Krishna Dhoot is a contributor to this blog.