AI Motivational Chatbot
An AI-powered real-time chat interface built to uplift, motivate, and support users through guided messages and mindfulness prompts.
📌 Overview
This web app features a real-time motivational chatbot using Django Channels and OpenAI's GPT-4 API. Designed with accessibility and emotional support in mind, it offers inspiring guidance with markdown-to-HTML formatting and secure WebSocket messaging.
🧩 The Problem
Users lacked an uplifting, real-time interface to ask spiritual, emotional, or motivational questions and receive formatted responses that felt supportive.
💡 The Solution
Built a guided AI chatbot interface that handles live input, streams OpenAI GPT-4 responses, and uses markdown formatting for expressive feedback.
🛠️ Tech Stack
✨ Special Features
- 🌟 Live WebSocket chat powered by Django Channels
- 🌟 OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo integration with markdown-to-HTML formatting
- 🌟 Responsive layout with accessibility-focused design choices
🎯 Real-World Problems Solved
- 🔧 Enabled real-time motivational chat for users seeking support
- 🔧 Removed latency by using async communication and markdown rendering
- 🔧 Created a safe space for users to engage with uplifting messages
🚧 Improvements for Next Time
- 🛠 Add user accounts and saved conversation history
- 🛠 Integrate voice recognition and text-to-speech for accessibility
- 🛠 Implement streaming response instead of chunked delivery
🏅 What I'm Proud Of
- 🌈 Successfully implemented real-time async chat with OpenAI GPT-4
- 🌈 Handled migration to OpenAI SDK 1.0+ and updated markdown rendering
- 🌈 Built with performance and spiritual value in mind
📚 Build Notes
Chat interface built with Django Channels, using Redis for pub/sub communication. WebSocket connection gracefully handles disconnects and errors, and the OpenAI SDK 1.0+ interface ensures future-proof API usage.