AI selection architecture document
AI Selection Architecture Document: Xmind AI Desktop Client
1. Introduction
The Xmind AI Desktop Client enhances traditional mind mapping with AI-driven capabilities for automated content generation, intelligent layout optimization, and context-aware suggestions. This document outlines the AI architecture for the desktop client (v3.0+), focusing on scalability, security, and performance for Windows/macOS/Linux platforms.
2. AI Functional Requirements
- Core AI Features:
- Automated mind map generation from text/audio input.
- Real-time node suggestions using semantic analysis.
- Layout optimization via graph neural networks (GNNs).
- Cross-platform OCR for image-to-mind-map conversion.
- Non-Functional Requirements:
- Latency: <500ms for AI suggestions.
- Offline capability for 90% of AI features.
- GDPR/CCPA compliance for data processing.
3. AI Technology Stack & Versioning
Component | Technology | Version | Rationale |
---|---|---|---|
NLP Engine | Hugging Face Transformers | v4.28.1 | SOTA models for text analysis; optimized for CPU/GPU hybrid use. |
Layout AI | PyTorch Geometric (GNN) | v2.3.0 | Dynamic graph processing for node arrangement. |
OCR Module | Tesseract OCR + OpenCV | v5.3.0 | Open-source, cross-platform image processing. |
Edge AI Runtime | ONNX Runtime | v1.15.1 | Hardware-accelerated inference (Intel OpenVINO/Apple Core ML). |
Cloud Backup | AWS Lambda (Python) | Runtime 3.9 | Serverless backup for large-scale processing. |
4. Architecture Overview
![Architecture Diagram: Client-Server Hybrid]
Desktop Client (Electron v22.0.0) → Local AI Engine (ONNX) → Cloud Sync (AWS S3)
- On-Device AI: 90% of inference (e.g., node suggestions) via quantized DistilBERT models (<50MB RAM usage).
- Cloud AI: Heavy tasks (e.g., document summarization) offloaded to AWS SageMaker (ml.g4dn.xlarge instances).
- Data Flow:
User Input → Preprocessing (spaCy v3.5) → AI Inference → UI Rendering (D3.js v7.8)
5. Implementation Steps
Phase 1: Local AI Integration
- Embed ONNX Runtime with model zoo (DistilBERT, ResNet-18 for OCR).
- Implement Electron IPC for async inference threads.
- Optimize models via quantization (FP16 → INT8) using Optimum v1.8.0.
Phase 2: Cloud Hybrid Workflow
- Deploy AWS API Gateway + Lambda for OCR/text summarization.
- Secure data transit with AES-256 encryption and OAuth2.0.
- Cache frequent queries via Redis v7.0 (TTL: 24h).
Phase 3: Testing & Deployment
- Benchmark with Jest (Electron) and Locust (cloud load testing).
- Use Docker containers (v20.10) for cross-platform builds.
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions → AWS CodeDeploy.
6. Scalability, Security & Performance
- Scalability:
- Auto-scaling groups for AWS Lambda (max concurrency: 1,000).
- Model versioning for A/B testing (MLflow v2.3).
- Security:
- Data anonymization via Differential Privacy (Opacus v1.4).
- Secure Enclave (macOS) / TPM (Windows) for API key storage.
- Performance:
- Lazy-loading non-critical AI modules.
- GPU-priority scheduling via CUDA v12.1 (NVIDIA) / Metal (Apple).
7. Conclusion
This architecture leverages lightweight on-device AI for core functionality while using cloud backup for compute-intensive tasks. The hybrid approach ensures low latency (<200ms avg. inference), privacy compliance, and support for 10K+ concurrent users. Future extensibility includes GPT-4 integration for advanced ideation.
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Last Updated: 2023-10-05
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