Week 8 updates

week2/day5.ipynb

@@ -298,7 +298,39 @@
    "source": [
     "## Audio\n",
     "\n",
-    "And let's make a function talker that uses OpenAI's speech model to generate Audio"
+    "And let's make a function talker that uses OpenAI's speech model to generate Audio\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### Troubleshooting Audio issues\n",
+    "\n",
+    "If you have any problems running this code below (like a FileNotFound error, or a warning of a missing package), you may need to install FFmpeg, a very popular audio utility.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "**For PC Users**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Download FFmpeg from the official website: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html\n",
+    "\n",
+    "2. Extract the downloaded files to a location on your computer (e.g., `C:\\ffmpeg`)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "3. Add the FFmpeg bin folder to your system PATH:\n",
+    "- Right-click on 'This PC' or 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'\n",
+    "- Click on 'Advanced system settings'\n",
+    "- Click on 'Environment Variables'\n",
+    "- Under 'System variables', find and edit 'Path'\n",
+    "- Add a new entry with the path to your FFmpeg bin folder (e.g., `C:\\ffmpeg\\bin`)\n",
+    "- Restart your command prompt, and within Jupyter Lab do Kernel -> Restart kernel, to pick up the changes\n",
+    "\n",
+    "4. Open a new command prompt and run this to make sure it's installed OK\n",
+    "`ffmpeg -version`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "**For Mac Users**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1. Install homebrew if you don't have it already by running this in a Terminal window and following any instructions:  \n",
+    "`/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\"`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "2. Then install FFmpeg with `brew install ffmpeg`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "3. Verify your installation with `ffmpeg -version` and if everything is good, within Jupyter Lab do Kernel -> Restart kernel to pick up the changes\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Message me or email me at ed@edwarddonner.com with any problems!"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -314,7 +346,7 @@
     "def talker(message):\n",
     "    response = openai.audio.speech.create(\n",
     "      model=\"tts-1\",\n",
-    "      voice=\"onyx\",    #alloy onyx\n",
+    "      voice=\"onyx\",    # Also, try replacing onyx with alloy\n",
     "      input=message\n",
     "    )\n",
     "    \n",
@@ -348,7 +380,7 @@
     "4. An LLM can act as the Planner, dividing bigger tasks into smaller ones for the specialists\n",
     "5. The concept of an Agent having autonomy / agency, beyond just responding to a prompt - such as Memory\n",
     "\n",
-    "We're showing 1 and 2 here, and to a lesser extent 3 and 5."
+    "We're showing 1 and 2 here, and to a lesser extent 3 and 5. In week 8 we will do the lot!"
    ]
   },
   {