A.R.I.E.L Devlog #1 - Base features

ARIEL has finally come alive (again)! Started off with importing the necessary modules and configuring input and output, making her sound as human as possible with whisper. Also integrated Ollama’s LLM into the voice assistant to deal with more complex queries.

Base features:

• Intelligent conversation with natural voice
• Web search and scraping
• Math help
• Play music on YT music
• Research help with referencing and citing sources
• Daily weather and news updates (if woken in the morning or explicitly asked for)
• Giving me updates about Formula 1

I’ve tested all these and they work pretty fine, the transcription is a bit dodgy though so might consider an ambient noise filter or something of the sort. Execution is also kinda slow, so might switch to a lower performance Ollama model.
Further feature ideas:

• [] Help with my ADHD
• [] Project tracker and nudger
• [] Watchlist, booklist and recommendations based on what I like
• [] Email/calendar integration

Excited to see how many of these survive the day!