AI Personality Telegram Bot

A Telegram bot that uses AI to impersonate famous personalities. The bot can take on different personas and respond to messages in their unique style.

Features

• Support for multiple AI providers (OpenAI and Ollama)
• Configurable personalities
• Easy to extend with new personalities
• Session management for user conversations

Setup

1. Clone this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Add your Telegram Bot Token (get it from @BotFather)
   • Configure your preferred AI provider:

   For OpenAI:

   AI_PROVIDER=openai
   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

   For Ollama:

   AI_PROVIDER=ollama
   OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434
   OLLAMA_MODEL=llama2

Running the Bot

Development mode:

npm run dev

Production mode:

npm run build
npm start

Available Commands

• /config - Show current AI provider configuration
• /personalities - List all available personalities
• /einstein - Talk to Albert Einstein
• /shakespeare - Talk to William Shakespeare

Adding New Personalities

Add new personalities in src/types/personality.ts following the existing format.

AI Providers

OpenAI

The bot can use OpenAI's GPT models. You'll need an API key from OpenAI.

Ollama

The bot can use local Ollama models. Make sure you have Ollama installed and running locally, or specify a remote Ollama server URL.

Supported configuration:

• OLLAMA_BASE_URL: The URL where Ollama is running (default: http://localhost:11434)
• OLLAMA_MODEL: The model to use (default: llama2)

Real Example