Ai Voice Assistant - Echotron "ChatGPT inside"

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Hey folks, I wanted to share something that I've been working on recently. Meet Echotron, a 3D printed AI voice assistant! So, you might wonder, what's under the hood? Echotron is basically powered by ChatGPT which is running on a fanless Asus PN-41 Mini-PC inside the printed chassis. Now, the fun part: real-time voice interactions! I used the 'Talk-To-ChatGPT' plugin for Chrome in this case to accomplish that. Chrome Plugin: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/talk-to-chatgpt/hodadfhfagpiemkeoliaelelfbboamlk This plugin takes spoken words and converts them into text. For good voice pickup, I chose my trusty JABRA Speak2 55 UC - a USB conference speaker and mic array. The 'Talk-To-ChatGPT' Plugin is also able to use the API from ElevenLabs. (https://elevenlabs.io). These guys do the heavy lifting with the speech synthesis part. Then, voila! The response is played back through the speaker in any voice you might prefer. Lastly, I didn't want to just stare at a boring ChatGPT interface while talking to the AI. So, I brought in "Plane9". This software starts an interactive full screen screensaver which generates some neat audio-reactive waveforms. So there you have it, my dear makers. My journey of building Echotron, the 3D printed voice assistant, where AI, text-to-speech, real-time waveforms, and a bit of 3D printing all come together. Here is the list for the main parts: MiniPC: https://www.asus.com/de/displays-desktops/mini-pcs/pn-series/mini-pc-pn41/ Sceen: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07YCBWRQP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Conference Speaker: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0BWKWSH6W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1