14.12 Search, Anomaly Detection & AI

1. What It Is in Plain Words

Search and predictive analytics help users query complex datasets and project future trends based on historical telemetry patterns.

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2. How This Project Uses It

In docs/07-ai-integration.md:

• Holt-Winters Spend Forecasting: Predicts end-of-month invoice costs based on current month consumption acceleration.
• LLM Dispute Copilot: Uses RAG to ground natural language invoice dispute explanations in verified ledger entries.

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3. 30-Second Interview Answer

"We use Holt-Winters exponential smoothing to forecast month-end customer spend based on live consumption velocity. For customer support, we designed an LLM dispute assistant that uses RAG to retrieve exact line-item deltas and explain billing spikes in plain English, with strict guardrails preventing the model from altering ledger balances."