This presentation, “Integrating AI in React Applications”, was prepared by Prof. Jaydeep N. Kale, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon. It explains how modern React applications can be enhanced with artificial intelligence using APIs such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Hugging Face. The presentation covers: The basics of React and the concept of AI integration Real-world examples and architecture overview Comparison of AI providers (OpenAI, Gemini, Hugging Face) Tools and technologies required for integration Step-by-step process with code examples (frontend & backend) Security best practices and UX considerations Objective: To demonstrate how frontend developers can create intelligent, interactive web applications by connecting React with modern AI APIs securely and efficiently. Prepared for academic and learning purposes under the Web Technology module.

1. Integrating AI in React Applications
Prepared By: Jaydeep N. Kale

2. • Prepared By:
• Jaydeep N. Kale
• Assistant Professor,
• Computer Engineering Department,
• Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon
This PPT will show how front-end React apps can be made smarter by integrating AI services such as OpenAI,
Google Gemini, and Hugging Face.
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3. What is React? What is AI integration?
• React — A JavaScript library for building component-based user
interfaces.
• AI integration — Connecting a React frontend to AI services to
generate text, images, summaries, or predictions.
• Why combine them? → Interactive, personalized, and intelligent web
experiences.
React is a tool for building UI with reusable components. AI integration means your app sends user input (like a
chat
message or image) to an AI service and displays the smart response. For example, a quiz app that auto-
generates
explanations, or a chatbot embedded in your site.
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4. Real-world examples & motivation
• Chatbots and virtual assistants (chatting, code help)
• Content generation (summaries, emails, blog drafts)
• Image generation & editing (text → image)
• Personalization & recommendations
• Accessibility helpers (auto-captioning, translations)
These are actual use-cases: chatbots like ChatGPT, auto-summarizers in news apps, text-to-image features in
design tools, and personalized recommendations. Adding AI increases user engagement and automates
repetitive tasks
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5. High-level architecture (how data flows)
• User interacts with React frontend (input).
• Frontend sends request to a backend (for security).
• Backend calls the AI API (OpenAI / Gemini / HF).
• Backend returns AI response → Frontend displays it.
We never put secret API keys in the browser. Instead, React talks to our backend (Node/PHP/Python) which
holds the API keys and calls the AI service. This architecture keeps keys safe and allows logging, caching, and
rate limiting.
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6. AI providers & what they’re good at
• OpenAI — powerful text generation (GPT), images (DALL·E), code
assistant.
• Google Gemini — multimodal capabilities (text + image), strong
search & knowledge.
• Hugging Face — open models for NLP, vision; many pre-trained
options; community models.
OpenAI is widely used for text and image generation. Gemini focuses on multimodal tasks and knowledge
integration. Hugging Face offers many open-source models you can call via API. Choose depending on cost,
latency, required features, and openness.
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7. Tools & technologies you’ll use
• Frontend: React (Vite or Create React App)
• HTTP: axios or fetch
• Backend: Node.js/Express or PHP or Python Flask
• Environment: .env files for API keys
• Optional: Tailwind CSS
• Dev tools: Postman for testing
To implement this you’ll create a React app, a simple backend that forwards requests, and store keys in .env.
axios or fetch handles HTTP calls. For demo visuals use Tailwind and Framer Motion if you like—but they’re
optional
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8. Step-by-step integration: OpenAI text
example
• Steps:
• Create React app and backend server.
• Get API key from the provider.
• Backend: define /api/chat endpoint that calls AI API.
• Frontend: send prompt to /api/chat and display response.
• Add error handling and loading states.
The user types a prompt, React sends it to our backend endpoint /api/chat. The backend adds the API key and
calls OpenAI (or other provider). The AI’s text reply returns to the frontend to show to the user.
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9. Code: Example backend (Node.js / Express)
• This Node
example shows a
POST /api/chat
that receives a
prompt and calls
OpenAI using the
server-side API
key stored in
process.env.OPEN
AI_KEY. The
backend returns
the AI’s text to the
React client.
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10. Code: Example React frontend
• In React we collect
the prompt, call
/api/chat, and
display the returned
answer. Note we
don’t include any API
key in the frontend.
Add error handling
and disable the
button while loading
for good UX.
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11. Integrating other providers (Gemini &
Hugging Face)
• Google Gemini: Similar flow; check Google Cloud console and use
REST endpoints. Good for multimodal tasks.
• Hugging Face: Use model endpoints like https://api-
inference.huggingface.co/models/<model> with API token.
• Differences: endpoints, auth headers, response structure — adapt
backend accordingly.
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12. Security
• Never store API keys in frontend code.
• Use backend to proxy requests and store keys in environment
variables.
• Add rate limiting and input validation on server.
• Log usage (for cost tracking), sanitize user input to prevent injection.
• Use HTTPS in production.
Security is critical. API keys are valuable—if leaked, you could incur costs. Use the backend as a gatekeeper.
Also sanitize inputs and enforce rate limits to avoid abuse and runaway charges
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13. UX considerations & latency handling
• Show loading states (“AI is thinking…”)
• Use streaming responses (if supported) for progressive rendering
• Provide clear error messages and fallbacks
• Cache frequent prompts or model outputs (for repeated requests)
AI calls can take longer than typical API calls. Show loading indicators, and consider streaming partial responses
so users don’t wait in silence. Also cache repeated queries to reduce latency and cost
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14. Thank you..
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