In this talk, I’ll show how to turn a simple WhatsApp message into an AI-powered creative experience. Using Twilio, WhatsApp, and OpenAI’s image generation APIs, we’ll build a workflow where users can send images via WhatsApp; think selfies, pet pics, and photos from the conference, and receive a cartoon, sketch, or fun version of your photo to share on your socials, group chats, and company message boards.

In this talk we'll cover:
- Why should we consider creating fun and engaging experiences via messaging
- How OpenAI's API works
- How to set up Twilio’s WhatsApp sandbox to send and receive incoming media
- How to process and transform images with OpenAI’s latest APIs
- Utilising existing libraries to transform images
- Sending images through WhatsApp
- Best practices for handling image input, latency, and user experience
- Other cool things you can build once you have images

This demo is practical, fun, and showcases how teams can blend communication APIs with AI to create delightful, interactive messaging experiences.