Kotturi Lab Blog
Tokenwise Tracker: Effortless OpenAI Cost Monitoring for Developers
Ketul Chhaya
November 24, 2025
tldr: Tokenwise Tracker is an npm package that provides effortless OpenAI cost monitoring for developers. It helps track and manage API usage costs when working with OpenAI's services, making it easier to monitor spending and optimize usage.
CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellow Spotlight: Yasmine Kotturi
Computing Research Association and Yasmine Kotturi
October 2025
tl;dr:As a CRA Trustworthy AI Fellow, I discuss my work building community-centered AI tools like BizChat (an LLM app helping small business owners draft business plans through a feminist makerspace partnership), argue that trustworthy AI should sometimes foster informed refusal rather than just adoption, and emphasize grounding AI design in both human-centered basics and meaningful community participation.
Creating a Better Online Space for Creative Entrepreneurs: The Story of Peerdea
Yasmine Kotturi
October 31, 2024
tl;dr: We built Peerdea, a peer support app for creative entrepreneurs, through a 3.5-year partnership with a Pittsburgh feminist makerspace. Unlike social media, it uses small trusted groups where creators can safely share unfinished work, get feedback, and protect their IP.
Towards Sustainable Economic Futures with Long-Term Tech Support for Local Businesses
Yasmine Kotturi
October 29, 2024
tl;dr: We compare two long-running tech support programs for small businesses in Detroit and Pittsburgh, identifying three keys to sustainability: flexible funding models (volunteers vs. paid local hires), trust-building through ongoing community partnerships, and teaching entrepreneurs to use tools independently rather than just fixing problems for them.