Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this episode, Andrew and Rishab dive into an AI-powered WhatsApp bot that lets you chat with famous personalities using ChatGPT.
Tech moves fast—languages, frameworks, and APIs evolve daily, and yesterday's code doesn't always work today. One of the biggest places you see that is in technical blog posts. You find the perfect guide, follow it step by step—and then the code breaks. We've been there, and we think it's time to bring those blogs back from the dead.
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Along the way, they discuss:
✅ Using OpenAI’s API to simulate conversations with historical figures & celebrities
✅ Building a WhatsApp chatbot with Twilio’s API & Node.js
✅ How AI is changing search behavior & coding habits
✅ TypeScript vs. JavaScript – The hot debate continues!
✅ Conference talk recaps, Battlesnake swag, and... quantum computing?!
⏰ Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome to Build-a-Blog!
05:00 - Recap: All Things Open Conference & Rishab’s Talk on AI & RAG
12:30 - Rebuilding an AI Chatbot on WhatsApp – Project Overview
20:45 - Setting Up Twilio’s WhatsApp API & OpenAI Integration
35:00 - Live Coding: Updating the Old Blog Post
50:30 - The Future of AI Search – Will Google Be Replaced?
1:05:45 - TypeScript vs. JavaScript – The Eternal Debate
1:20:30 - Quantum Computing & A Fun Board Game From IBM
1:35:10 - Conference Talks & Upcoming Events
1:50:00 - Final Thoughts & Where to Find Updated Blog Posts
Join Rishab and Andrew every Wednesday at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET for Build-a-Blog as we revisit and update some of your favorite Twilio Blog posts (and beyond), fixing broken code and making sure it works in today's tech landscape. Let's bring these blog posts back to life—together!
In this episode, Andrew and Rishab dive into an AI-powered WhatsApp bot that lets you chat with famous personalities using ChatGPT.
Tech moves fast—languages, frameworks, and APIs evolve daily, and yesterday's code doesn't always work today. One of the biggest places you see that is in technical blog posts. You find the perfect guide, follow it step by step—and then the code breaks. We've been there, and we think it's time to bring those blogs back from the dead.
👉 Subscribe for More Twilio Updates: twil.io/sub-twiliodevs
🔗 Join the Twilio Discord: twil.io/tu-discord
Along the way, they discuss:
✅ Using OpenAI’s API to simulate conversations with historical figures & celebrities
✅ Building a WhatsApp chatbot with Twilio’s API & Node.js
✅ How AI is changing search behavior & coding habits
✅ TypeScript vs. JavaScript – The hot debate continues!
✅ Conference talk recaps, Battlesnake swag, and... quantum computing?!
⏰ Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome to Build-a-Blog!
05:00 - Recap: All Things Open Conference & Rishab’s Talk on AI & RAG
12:30 - Rebuilding an AI Chatbot on WhatsApp – Project Overview
20:45 - Setting Up Twilio’s WhatsApp API & OpenAI Integration
35:00 - Live Coding: Updating the Old Blog Post
50:30 - The Future of AI Search – Will Google Be Replaced?
1:05:45 - TypeScript vs. JavaScript – The Eternal Debate
1:20:30 - Quantum Computing & A Fun Board Game From IBM
1:35:10 - Conference Talks & Upcoming Events
1:50:00 - Final Thoughts & Where to Find Updated Blog Posts
Join Rishab and Andrew every Wednesday at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET for Build-a-Blog as we revisit and update some of your favorite Twilio Blog posts (and beyond), fixing broken code and making sure it works in today's tech landscape. Let's bring these blog posts back to life—together!
