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title: AI Chat
description: Chat with AI about your books for deeper understanding.
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## Overview

ReadAny's AI Chat lets you have context-aware conversations about the book you're reading. The AI knows your current chapter, selected text, and reading progress.

## Getting Started

1. Open a book and click the **AI Chat** icon in the sidebar
2. Type your question or select text and click "Ask AI"
3. The AI will respond with context from the book

## What You Can Ask

- **Summarize** — "Summarize this chapter"
- **Explain** — "Explain the concept of X mentioned here"
- **Discuss** — "What is the author's argument about Y?"
- **Compare** — "Compare the themes in chapters 3 and 5"
- **Translate** — "Translate the selected paragraph to Chinese"

## Context Awareness

The AI automatically receives:
- The text of your current chapter
- Any text you've selected
- Your reading position and progress
- Book metadata (title, author)

This context enables precise, relevant answers without needing to re-explain what you're reading.

## Configuring AI Providers

See [AI Providers](/ReadAny/support/ai/providers/) for setup instructions.
