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+"""
+Creates different AI instances, based on the given configuration.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+from .configuration import Config
+from .ai import AI, AIError
+from .ais.openai import OpenAI
+
+
+def create_ai(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> AI:
+    """
+    Creates an AI subclass instance from the given args and configuration.
+    """
+    if args.ai == 'openai':
+        # FIXME: create actual 'OpenAIConfig' and set values from 'args'
+        # FIXME: use actual name from config
+        return OpenAI("openai", config.openai)
+    else:
+        raise AIError(f"AI '{args.ai}' is not supported")