🧠 The AI Assistant

Local, RAG-powered, domain-specific assistant for portfolio/project Q&A and exploration, using python and SentenceTransformers to embed project data and queries for semantic retrieval.

The audio is generated using training data of my own voice and Piper TTS, a fast, local neural text-to-speech engine that uses embedded espeak-ng for phonemization.

🤖 Chat with the Bot

Toggle the "Ask Bot" switch next to the message input, then just type naturally!

🔊 Text-to-Speech Audio

The bot can read its responses aloud using text-to-speech. You have full control over the audio settings:

• 🔊 / 🔇 Audio Toggle: Click the audio icon to enable or disable spoken responses. Disabling it will mute all audio and immediately stop any that’s currently playing.
• 🎚️ Volume Slider: Hover over the audio icon to reveal a volume control. Slide from 0% (mute) to 100% (maximum volume).
• ⚡ Speed Control: Scroll up/down on the speed button (⚡) to adjust playback speed from 0.5x (slow) to 2.0x (fast) in 0.1 increments. Changes apply in real-time.

❓ Help & Navigation

• Help Button (?): Click the question mark button in the chat header for example questions and tips.
• Users Panel: Click the users toggle (👥) to see online users and start private chats.

🔒 Privacy & Security

• Public Chat: When the "Ask Bot" toggle is OFF, you're in public chat mode. All messages are unencrypted and visible to anyone logged in.
• Private Messages: Click on any username in the online users list to start a private message (PM).
• End-to-End Encryption: PMs use RSA encryption for secure communication between users.
• Bot Interactions: When the toggle is ON, your messages to the bot are part of the public chat but focused on getting information.

💡 Tips

• The bot understands context and provides detailed technical information
• Ask about specific technologies, skills, or project types
• Get contextual answers about any aspect of Ryan's work
• Note: AI responses may not be 100% accurate. Always verify important details.