Artificial Intelligence has become more accessible than ever before. Thanks to powerful APIs, pre-trained models, and open-source tools, you don’t need a PhD or massive infrastructure to start building AI-powered apps. In this blog post, we’ll explore 5 exciting AI projects you can build in a single weekend — whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your portfolio.
Create your own ChatGPT-like assistant using FastAPI or Flask and integrate with OpenRouter for free access to GPT-based models.
# Basic example
import openai
openai.api_base = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
openai.api_key = "your-free-api-key"
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
model="openai/gpt-3.5-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What is FastAPI?"}]
)
print(response['choices'][0]['message']['content'])
Build a web app that generates art or avatars using Hugging Face's Stable Diffusion API.
# Gradio + Stable Diffusion (via API or local)
import gradio as gr
from diffusers import StableDiffusionPipeline
pipe = StableDiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained("CompVis/stable-diffusion-v1-4")
pipe.to("cuda")
def generate(prompt):
image = pipe(prompt).images[0]
return image
gr.Interface(fn=generate, inputs="text", outputs="image").launch()
Extract YouTube transcripts and summarize them using GPT or BART models.
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi
from openai import ChatCompletion
video_id = "YOUR_VIDEO_ID"
transcript = YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)
text = " ".join([entry['text'] for entry in transcript])
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": f"Summarize this: {text}"}]
)
print(response['choices'][0]['message']['content'])
Upload a PDF and ask questions — like your own personalized AI assistant for files.
from langchain.document_loaders import PyPDFLoader
from langchain.chains.question_answering import load_qa_chain
from langchain.llms import OpenAI
loader = PyPDFLoader("document.pdf")
docs = loader.load()
llm = OpenAI()
chain = load_qa_chain(llm, chain_type="stuff")
query = "What is the main purpose of this document?"
result = chain.run(input_documents=docs, question=query)
print(result)
Use AI to review your code and suggest improvements using the OpenAI API.
def review_code(code_snippet):
prompt = f"Review the following Python code and suggest improvements:\n\n{code_snippet}"
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
model="gpt-4",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
)
return response['choices'][0]['message']['content']
print(review_code("def add(a,b): return a+b"))
These AI projects are beginner-friendly and can be built in just a weekend. They’re also great additions to your portfolio if you're applying for AI, backend, or full-stack roles. Whether you’re building a chatbot, AI image app, or document assistant — the possibilities with AI and Python are endless.
Happy Building!
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