Compliance with and implementation of industry-specific standards and norms is of central importance for companies in order to ensure quality, safety and compliance. However, standards such as ISO, DIN or industry-specific regulations are often complex and extensive. A digital assistant for standards offers companies an intuitive way of accessing relevant information, quickly clarifying questions and facilitating the handling of standards. With the support of modern AI technologies, these assistants can accelerate the implementation of standards and improve the understanding of these standards.

Working with standards and norms poses several challenges:

• Complexity and scope: Standards often comprise hundreds of pages of technical details that are time-consuming to search through.
• Accessibility: Relevant information is often difficult to find, especially for people without in-depth specialist knowledge.
• Manual search: Searching for specific information or answers to complex questions often requires increased manual effort.
• Different levels of expertise: Users with different levels of knowledge require customized and comprehensible support.

A digital assistant for standards uses AI to simplify access to complex standards and make working with these documents more efficient. The solution consists of the following core components:

1. Automated content analysis:

• By using technologies such as PDF parsing, content is extracted and structured from standard documents.
• Pre-processing filters out irrelevant content and ensures that only relevant information is used.

2. Context-sensitive search function:

• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is used to generate context-related answers to user questions.
• Embedding-supported search algorithms enable precise and fast identification of relevant information.

3. Natural language processing:

• Advanced models such as Llama3 or GPT-based systems understand and answer questions in natural language.
• This enables intuitive interaction, regardless of the user's technical background.

4. Structured and comprehensible results:

• Answers are provided in simple language and a clear format to maximize user-friendliness.

5. User-friendly interface:

• An easily accessible interface, for example based on web apps such as Streamlit, makes it easier to interact with the assistant.

A digital assistant for standards offers a number of advantages:

• Time saving: Users can quickly find relevant information without having to search through long documents.
• Improved accessibility: Standards are made understandable for experts and laypersons alike.
• Increased efficiency: The implementation of standards is accelerated by automated processes and clear responses.
• Greater precision: AI-supported analysis and contextual understanding reduce errors and highlight relevant information.
• Adaptability: The assistant can be tailored to different standards and requirements and combine knowledge from several standards.