How I Am Building an AI Meeting Assistant in ASP.NET Core (And Avoided Timeout Nightmares)

The student is tackling a complex final project by creating an AI Meeting Assistant that transcribes and summarizes meeting recordings. The backend processes the audio files, transcribes them using a selfhosted service, and then generates meeting minutes with Google Gemini. The key challenge was the processing time, which took over a minute, risking server timeouts. The project highlights the intricacies of integrating various AI services and the importance of efficient backend processing in real-world applications.