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I built an AI voice chat app with custom characters — here's the stack and everything that broke

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I got tired of chatbots that can only talk. I wanted one that sounds like the character, keeps its personality over a whole conversation, and answers me in my own language. So I built IboChat: a Flask app where every character replies in text and out loud , in 24+ languages, and where you can creat…

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  1. 2026-10-18 01:54 · DEV Community — AI
    I built an AI voice chat app with custom characters — here's the stack and everything that broke

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