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+#### J.A.R.V.I.S is an AI virtual assistant made in python.
+
+## Running JARVIS
+To run JARVIS, make sure you have all the packages by running this code in the command prompt:
+
+    python -m pip install pyaudio speechrecogntion torch playsound pyautogui wolframalpha gtts pywhatkit chatterbot chatterbot-corpus nltk
+
+Then, just open a command prompt window inside the repo directory and run:
+
+    python __main__.py
+  
+To talk to JARVIS, say 'jarvis' and wait for it to print '<< wake >>', and then speak the command.
+
+Dependencies
+JARVIS needs the following packages:
+
+    SpeechRecognition
+    PyAudio
+    torch
+    PlaySound
+    PyAutoGUI
+    WolframAlpha
+    gTTS
+    pywhatkit
+    chatterbot
+    chatterbot-corpus
+    nltk
+  
+## Known Issues
+1. The assistant takes too long to respond (will be resolved shortly)
+2. It doesn't work on devices without python (will be resolved shortly)