OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI tool has gained widespread popularity with people of varying technical knowledge. Tech titans like Microsoft and Google are also integrating AI into their services. While some debate the use of AI in operating systems and advertising, web users can access AI tools with any web browser.
The open-source community continuously presents solutions to the need for a native Windows/Android/Linux AI app, with Bavarder being one such option. Bavarder is a GUI frontend for ChatGPT, created for Linux desktops using Python and GTK4 and Libadwaita frameworks. It features a simple and user-friendly interface where users can ask questions and receive prompt replies. The app is available on Flathub and can be easily installed on any Linux distribution.
Some of the app’s features are answering factual questions, generating math equations, and providing translations. Bavarder can be installed from the Flathub repository using the Terminal window and the appropriate command-line interface or through GNOME Software and KDE desktop environments.
It is essential to remember that AI tools should not completely replace search engines for sourcing facts. Applications such as Bavarder provide a simplistic and fun tool for passing the time, but it is important to remember that AI chat can be easily manipulated into performing incorrect calculations or stating incorrect facts.
The name Bavarder is in French, roughly translating to ‘Talking a lot about things that don’t matter’ in English; however, it is a chit-chat tool that people can use to pass the time. Nevertheless, discussions remain on how applications like Bavarder will shape the future of human-AI interaction.
