AI Chatbot

Building a smooth chatbot with Next.js and OpenAI API is no longer as difficult as it used to be. In this project, we will code the chat interface, handle React state, and call AI Streaming Responses just like ChatGPT.

Step 1: Initialize Project

Use Create Next App to set up the foundation:

npx create-next-app@latest ai-chatbot
cd ai-chatbot

Step 2: Install Vercel AI SDK

Vercel's open-source AI SDK is designed to help you build chatbots very quickly without having to worry too much about the bumpy backend.

npm i ai @ai-sdk/openai

Step 3: Configure API Route

We will create an endpoint to receive messages from the user and respond via streaming.

You are free to expand this chatbot for many different purposes instead of just making it a generic bot!