SMRTR AIMay 28, 2025Daily.dev

Enhancing LLMs with function calling and the OpenAI API

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A new AI scheduling assistant leverages function calling and the OpenAI API to book meetings by checking real-time calendar availability. It understands natural language, extracts meeting details, and interacts with a mock calendar API. Features include date parsing, conflict checking, and dynamic responses. This implementation showcases how function calling can enhance Large Language Models with external data and actions, offering a controlled alternative to the Model Context Protocol for specific applications.

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