ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a simple IRC bot written in Python. It connects to OpenAI endpoints to answer questions.

ChatGPT uses official bindings from OpenAI to interact with the API through HTTP requests: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference

Prerequisities:

Create an account and obtain your API key: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys

Install python3 and the official Python bindings:

$ apt install python3 (Debian/Ubuntu)
$ yum install python3 (RedHat/CentOS)
$ pip3 install openai
$ git clone https://github.com/knrd1/chatgpt.git
$ cd chatgpt
$ cp example-chat.conf chat.conf

Configuration:

Edit chat.conf and change variables. Example configuration for IRCNet:

[openai]
api_key = sk-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[irc]
server = open.ircnet.net
port = 6667
channel = #irc
nickname = MyBot

Optional settings:

You can optionally adjust following settings in chatgpt.py, please see docs for more details: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/completions

temperature=0.8,
max_tokens=1000,
top_p=1,
frequency_penalty=0,
presence_penalty=0
request_timeout=180

Also, you can edit the model, the list of compatible models below:

model="gpt-3.5-turbo",

Connecting bot to IRC server:

$ python3 chatgpt.py

Interaction:

ChatGPT will interact only if you mention its nickname:

10:31:12 <@knrd1> ChatGPT: hello, how are you?
10:31:14 < ChatGPT> Hi there, I'm doing well, thank you. How about you?
10:35:56 <@knrd1> ChatGPT: do you like IRC?
10:35:59 < ChatGPT> Yes, I like IRC. It is a great way to communicate with people from around the world.

Model endpoint compatibility

ChatGPT uses endpoint v1/chat/completions. Following models are compatible.

gpt-4, gpt-4-0314, gpt-4-32k, gpt-4-32k-0314, gpt-3.5-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo-0301

More details about models: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models