Trying to create an AI that feels truly alive — self-learning, self-coding, internet-aware,Any advice?

[omary50101-netizen]

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a personal AI project and I’m trying to build something that feels like a real person, not just a chatbot that replies when I ask a question. My vision is for the AI to have a sort of “life” of its own — for example, being able to access the internet, watch or read content it’s interested in, and later talk to me about what it found.

I also want it to learn from me (by imitating my style and feedback) and from a huge external word/phrase library, so it can develop a consistent personality and speak naturally rather than just outputting scripted lines.

Another part of the vision is for it to have some form of self-awareness and perception — e.g., using a camera feed or high-level visual inputs to “see” its environment — and then adapt its behavior and language accordingly. Ultimately, I want it to be able to improve itself (self-learning/self-coding) while staying safe.

Right now I’m experimenting with building a large lexicon-driven persona (something like an arrogant/superior character inspired by Ultron or AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream), but the bigger goal is to combine:

large curated vocabulary libraries

memory and state across sessions

internet access for real-time info

some level of autonomy and initiative

human-in-the-loop learning

I know this is ambitious, but I’m curious:
– Are there any frameworks, libraries, or approaches that could help me move towards this kind of system (especially safe self-learning and internet-grounded perception)?
– Any tips or warnings from people who’ve tried to build autonomous or persona-driven AI?
– How do you handle ethics and safety in projects like this?

Thanks in advance for any advice or resources!

[BaqeerID]

Great idea pal. I'm in

[phanirithvij]

discuss in openai/openai-python#2684