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From Zero to AI: Build Your First Intelligent Application in 30 Minutes

1. What You Actually Need – The Minimal AI Stack

• Choose a language (Python) and a lightweight framework (FastAPI or Flask) – no heavy dependencies required.
• Pick a ready-to-use AI API (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Hugging Face Inference) to skip model training entirely.
• Set up a virtual environment and install only 3–5 core packages (openai, python-dotenv, requests, uvicorn).

2. Environment Setup in Under 5 Minutes

• Create a project folder, initialize a virtual environment, and install the minimal dependencies from a requirements.txt.
• Store your API key in a <
  

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