🚀 WEEK 1 CHALLENGE — Build Your First AI Bot (Free + Open Source)

Hey Lab Fam 👋

This week we’re kicking things off with your first hands-on AI project: Build your own Telegram bot that chats back using a local AI model — no API key, no fees, no cloud.

🎯 Goal: Get your bot replying using a local LLM (Ollama)

💪 Time: ~45 min

🧩 Skill Level: Beginner-friendly

🧠 How to Start

1️⃣ Go to Courses → Week 1 — Build Your First AI Bot for full steps

2️⃣ Follow the setup guide to connect Telegram ↔ Ollama (choose either n8n or Python)

3️⃣ Once your bot replies, come back here and post:

🖼 Screenshot of your bot’s first reply
✍️ One prompt tweak that changed its personality
🧩 Which path you used — n8n or Python — and why

💬 Discussion Prompt

What kind of personality did you give your bot? A motivational coach? Crypto degen? Spreadsheet whisperer?

Drop your screenshots and prompt snippets below 👇

🏆 Bonus

🎖 First 5 people to post get a “Vibe Coder Week 1” badge + community shoutout in next week’s post.

💡 Pro tip: Try the smaller llama3.2:3b model — runs fast even on mid-range laptops.

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