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+from openai import OpenAI
+import key_param
+import os
+os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = key_param.openai_api_key
+
+client = OpenAI()
+
+def generate_embedding(text_chunk):
+    response = client.embeddings.create(input=text_chunk, model="text-embedding-ada-002")
+    print(response)  # Temporarily add this to inspect the structure
+    # Adjust the attribute access based on the structure you observe
+    embedding_vector = response.data[0].embedding
+    return embedding_vector
+
+
+def generate_summary(text_chunk):
+    system = [{"role": "system", "content": "You are Summary AI."}]
+    user = [{"role": "user", "content": f"Summarize this briefly:\n\n{text_chunk}"}]
+    chat_history = []  # past user and assistant turns, for AI memory
+
+    chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create(
+    messages = system + chat_history + user,
+    model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
+    max_tokens=500, top_p=0.9,
+    )
+    return(chat_completion.choices[0].message.content)
+