Create Your Own AI Assistant: A Practical Guide to Multimodal, Agentic Chatbots for Everyday Use

Author(s): Prisca Ekhaeyemhe

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Have you ever wondered if you could create your own customized chatbot? Imagine a chatbot that not only writes your Medium articles but also something more advanced, like a personalized virtual travel assistant. A chatbot that you can build from scratch and share with others. While OpenAI’s chat interface allows some customization, it requires a ChatGPT Plus subscription at $20/month or a Pro plan at $200/month for unlimited access.

But what if you could build one yourself — for a fraction of the cost? Non members can read it here.

In this article, I’ll walk you through how I built a customized, multimodal chatbot from scratch. My chatbot doesn’t just chat; it generates images, produces audio responses, and even fetches real-time data from the web. You’ll learn how to create your own intelligent assistant without paying a $200 subscription fee — plus, you’ll deepen your understanding of applied LLMs (Large Language Models). If you know basic Python, you’re all set to follow along and build your own.

Agentic AI refers to systems that can autonomously take actions to solve problems or accomplish multi-tasks on your behalf.

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