How We Built a Telegram AI Companion that Paints, Talks, and Listens

We Created an AI Best Friend — And You Can Too

Imagine having a best friend who’s always available to chat, can paint you pictures on demand, and talks to you out loud. Now imagine that friend lives inside your phone and on your favorite messenger app, ready to engage 24/7.

We’ve built exactly that — an AI companion that seamlessly integrates into your Telegram messaging app (of course other platforms like Whatsapp would work too!). And the best part? You can create one too.

But why build yet another chatbot in a world already teeming with AI assistants? Well, this one you can tailor the persona to your vibe, and it’s private.

We created Nova bot — a philosophical companion on telegram available to chat on anything anytime.

We Built It From Scratch — Here’s How You Can Too

The project was inspired by a similar project that used WhatsApp as its base, but we decided to build our own version from the ground up using Telegram. Why? As Mehdi puts it, “Telegram is better than WhatsApp and it offers a lot more features, more secure and all that.”

But more importantly, we wanted to strip away unnecessary complexities and dependencies. “Let’s implement this chatbot without all of those fuss and adding unnecessary complexities,” As Mehdi puts it, “Essentially, you can do the very same thing…