Build a Voice Agent with OpenAI Whisper + Llama 3.x via Ollama
Pure-Python voice agent: openai-whisper for STT, Ollama serving Llama 3.3 70B for the LLM, edge-tts for TTS. Zero API keys, runs on a single workstation.
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Pure-Python voice agent: openai-whisper for STT, Ollama serving Llama 3.3 70B for the LLM, edge-tts for TTS. Zero API keys, runs on a single workstation.
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