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Bhushan Kadam
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Build an AI Chatbot with React & Python — A Step-by-Step Guide

Ever wondered how to build your own AI chatbot using modern web technologies? In this tutorial, I walk through how to create a fully functional AI chatbot using React on the frontend and Python (Flask) on the backend — all powered by the OpenAI GPT API.

🔧 What You'll Learn:

  1. Setting up a React UI for seamless user interaction
  2. Creating a lightweight Flask API to handle AI prompts
  3. Connecting the frontend and backend with proper CORS setup
  4. Sending messages to OpenAI and displaying AI responses in real-time

Whether you're looking to integrate a chatbot into your product or just want to experiment with AI, this guide has you covered.

👉 Full tutorial here: Build an AI Chatbot with React & Python

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