Forget ChatGPT: Build Your Own AI Assistant in Python

It started with frustration.

I was tired of ChatGPT forgetting things. Every new chat felt like a reboot like explaining your entire life story to someone with amnesia.

I wanted an AI that remembered me not just what I said, but how I worked.

So instead of relying on the API, I decided to build my own assistant.
One that didn’t just respond but learned.

Naturally, it began with Python.

The “I’ll Just Automate It” Trap

The first version was simple a few if statements, a text classifier, and a dream.

import openai
def ai_assistant(prompt):
    response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
        model="gpt-4o-mini",
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
        temperature=0.3
    )
    return response.choices[0].message.content

It worked beautifully until I realized something brutal:
I had just rebuilt ChatGPT.
Without any of the memory, customization, or brains I wanted.