TeLLMgramBot 1.1.4

OpenAI GPT, driven by Telegram

TeLLMgramBot

The basic goal of this project is to create a bridge between a Telegram Bot and a Large Langage Model (LLM), like ChatGPT.

Telegram Bot + LLM Encapsulation

• The Telegram interface handles special commands, especially on some basic "chatty" prompts and responses that don't require LLM, like "Hello".
• The more dynamic conversation gets handed off to the LLM to manage prompts and responses, and Telegram acts as the interaction broker.
• The bot can also interpret URLs. Pass the URL [in brackets] and mention what you want the bot to do with it.
  • Example: "What do you think of this article? [https://some_site/article]"

Why Telegram?

Using Telegram as the interface not only solves "exposing" the interface, but gives you boadloads of interactivity over a standard Command Line interface, or trying to create a website with input boxes and submit buttons to try to handle everything:

1. Telegram already lets you paste in verbose, multiline messages.
2. Telegram already lets you paste in pictures, videos, links, etc.
3. Telegram already lets you react with emojis, stickers, etc.

API Keys

To function, the bot requires three API keys:

• OpenAI - Drives the actual GPT AI.
• BotFather - Helps create a new Telegram bot and provide its API.
• VirusTotal - Performs safety checks on URLs.

Bot Setup

1. To initialize the bot, install via PIP (pip install TeLLMgramBot) and then import into your project.
2. Instantiate the bot by passing in various configuration pieces needed. Use OpenAI Playground to test more your prompt.

   telegram_bot = TeLLMgramBot.TelegramBot(
       bot_username   = <Bot username like 'friendly_bot'>,
       bot_nickname   = <Bot nickname like 'Botty'>,
       bot_initials   = <Bot initials like 'FB'>,
       bot_owner      = <Bot owner's Telegram username>,
       chatmodel      = <ChatGPT model like 'gpt-3.5-turbo'>,
       persona_name   = <Bot name like 'Friendly Bot'>,
       persona_prompt = <System prompt summarizing bot personality>,
       persona_temp   = <LLM value [0-2] being factual vs. creative>
   )
   

3. Run by calling:

   telegram_bot.start_polling()
   

4. Once you see TeLLMgramBot polling..., the bot is online in Telegram. Initiate a conversation there by passing the /start command.
   • NOTE: The bot will only respond to the /start command coming from the bot_owner username.