Voice AI on Autopilot: Building Your Own Verbi Assistant 🎙️🤖

Goodbye Gemini, Hello Verbi! 👋

This isn’t just another AI assistant explainer. This is your chance to dive into the world of building a custom voice assistant that rivals the big players like Google’s Gemini! 🤯 We’ll be using Verbi, an open-source project that puts you in the driver’s seat.

The Power of Verbi 💪

Why Verbi? 🤔

Verbi is special because it’s modular. This means you can swap out different components, like the speech-to-text engine or the AI model, to get the perfect blend of speed and accuracy. 🏎️

Verbi’s Secret Sauce 🧪

Transcription: Converts your voice to text. 🗣️➡️📝
LLM (the brains): Understands your requests and generates responses.🧠
Text to Speech: Gives your AI a voice! 📝➡️🔊

Building Your Voice AI Dream Team 🛠️

Picking Your Players 🏈

Think of it like assembling a team of all-star players:

Transcription: Grok (super fast! )
LLM: Grok again (for speed) or OpenAI (if you need GPT-4 power)
Text to Speech: Cartesia (blazing fast and sounds great) or Eleven Labs (for more voice options)

Local Heroes 🦸

Feeling adventurous? You can even use your own computer to run these models locally, but it needs to be pretty powerful for a smooth experience.

Getting Your Hands Dirty (It’s Easy!) 🛠️

Clone the Repo: Grab Verbi’s code from Github. 💻
Set the Stage: Create a virtual environment to keep things organized.
Install the Dream Team: Get all the necessary software packages with a single command.
** API Keys:** Grab your keys from the API providers you chose (like OpenAI, Grok, etc.).
Configuration is Key: Tell Verbi which models to use by updating a simple configuration file.
System Message: Give your AI some personality with a custom greeting and instructions.
Run and Enjoy!: Sit back and let your custom voice assistant take the stage!

Level Up Your Verbi Game 🚀

Custom Wake Words: Train Verbi to respond to your own unique wake word (like “Hey Jarvis!”).
Function Calling: Connect your AI to the outside world, allowing it to perform tasks like setting reminders or controlling smart home devices.
Multilingual Mastery: Teach Verbi to understand and speak multiple languages.