GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Submission: Reviving Pathfinder AI

Gesner Deslandes — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:36:42 +0000

This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge

What I Built
Pathfinder AI is an AI‑powered career guidance tool that helps students and job‑seekers discover personalized career paths.

The "Before"
The project was initially a basic prototype with:

Only English language support
No video introduction
Only ran locally, not deployed online
Basic UI without proper guidance

The "After"
The revived version now includes:

Full multilingual support (English, French, Spanish)
Narrated video introduction using AI voiceover
Live deployment on Streamlit Cloud
Global Security Shield badge and transparent pricing in the sidebar
Comprehensive README and documentation

How I Used AI and GitHub Copilot
I used Groq's Llama 3.1 model to power the AI career coach, and my own AI voice translator to generate the narrated video introduction. GitHub Copilot helped me quickly refactor the multilingual UI components.

Links
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Deslandes1/revive-pathfinder-ai
Live Demo: https://ibm-s-global-ai-builders-challengecontest-2026-4plivmvuiyykuy4.streamlit.app/
Demo Video: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w5c4hxj0gldttd7ks3vcq/Pathfinder.mp4?rlkey=bqx234mre5bj30fwydruu4pm6&st=wvjsmggo&dl=1

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GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Submission: Reviving Pathfinder AI