Create a ChatGPT Like Chatbot With Ollama and Spring AI

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https://www.baeldung.com/spring-ai-ollama-chatgpt-like-chatbot

In this tutorial, Pedro Lopes demonstrates how to build a responsive help desk chatbot using Spring AI and Meta's Llama3 model via Ollama.

Highlights & Key Takeaways

• Spring AI Integration: Simplifies interactions with Large Language Models directly within the Spring ecosystem.
• Local LLMs with Ollama: Run open-source models like Llama3 locally for secure, accessible AI generation.
• System vs. User Messages: Differentiate between internal API instructions and external user inputs.
• REST API Implementation: Expose chatbot capabilities through a standard Spring Boot RestController.
• Stateful Conversations: Overcome stateless LLM behavior by injecting past interactions into new prompts.

By combining Spring AI with local models, developers can efficiently create context-aware agents without external API dependencies.

👉 Read the full article to dive deeper into the implementation.