Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes

#1

Post by maxkrieger » Thu, May 30, 2024, 12:22 PM UTC

I was inspired by the way ChatGPT writes bullet lists, then invites you to "delve" deeper.

This is an interface that reifies that rabbit-holing process into a tiling layout. The model is instructed to output hyperlink-prompts when it mentions something you might want to delve into.

Lots of features to add (sessions, sharing, navigation, highlight-to-delve, images, ...). Would love to hear other usecases and ideas!

Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes
delve.a9.io

Re: Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes

#2

Post by toisanji » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:04 PM UTC

some feedback:

* can you make it so we can share links of sessions?

* can you describe on the homepage or in a link from the homepage what it does.

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#3

Post by spdustin » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:08 PM UTC

If "delve" was meant to be an in-joke, I just wanted you to know: I got it.

I also have a Custom GPT "AutoExpert (Chat)" [0] that several reviewers have called "the perfect Rabbit Hole GPT" due to the way it leads users through learning a topic. You might dig it, especially since free tier users have access to these now.

[0]: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-LQHhJCXhW-autoexpert-chat

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#4

Post by rvnx » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:09 PM UTC

You may find interesting to look at Google's AI Kitchen and the early versions of Bard (the LaMDA version) because they were specifically optimizing user scenarios where the user wants bullet points (though intuitively, your tool seems already much better than what Google did).

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#5

Post by albumen » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:14 PM UTC

Perhaps have it not scroll down as it generates the text? Invariably I have to scroll back to the top to start reading. You could have a mini-hud (growing line, with a small rectangle at the top showing the first page of text) which would let you see at a glance how much text is being generated, without interrupting reading. Or not; ChatGPT just keeps on vibrating the phone (iOS app) during text gen, with hovering arrow in the middle-bottom as a shortcut to jump to the end.

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Post by mariocesar » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:18 PM UTC

Love it! I like that the site is straight to action, but I think it could really benefit from a walkthrough. Here’s an idea!

It would be great if we had an introduction to the site right in the prompt! to help understand its main purpose right from the start.

It'll be great if the first thing you see is [Explain what "delve into" is] as a prompt suggestion. Next, it will reply with, "It’s for exploring topics deeply, similar to going down "rabbit holes" where one interesting thing leads to another. Here are some examples ..."

Then, you guide the user through the functions step-by-step. Something like, "Click on option X to start a new thread, then choose from the suggested prompts or create your own. Follow the flow to see related threads and dive even deeper."

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#7

Post by mariocesar » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:24 PM UTC

toisanji wrote: post #2

some feedback: * can you make it so we can share links of sessions? * can you describe on the homepage or in a link from the homepage what it does.

Yes, +1 to sharing links! I'll also add:

* Enable the use of personal OpenAI API keys.

* Include system prompts, such as "If the topic is about X, highlight new topics by Y" and "Reply to all as if explaining the topic to a 6-year-old."

* Backlink to the original thread when the same topics are found.

* It would be great if this could be a desktop app with all answers saved locally, creating "my own personal" infinite wiki.

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#8

Post by mbil » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:39 PM UTC

This is great and something that I've wished existed. Thanks for making it! Right now, the tiles are linear. E.g. if tile A links to tiles B and C, clicking either B or C will open a new tile directly next to A (and only one of B or C is visible at a time). What do you think about making more of a tree layout where B and C both branch from A and can be viewed simultaneously?

Re: Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes

#9

Post by gbalduzzi » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:56 PM UTC

mbil wrote: post #8

This is great and something that I've wished existed. Thanks for making it! Right now, the tiles are linear. E.g. if tile A links to tiles B and C, clicking either B or C will open a new tile directly next to A (and only one of B or C is visible at a time). What do you think about making more of a tree layout where B and C both branch from A and can be viewed simultaneously?

I agree with this. The UI is already great, but a tree-like structure would be awesome.

Re: Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes

#10

Post by wrboyce » Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:57 PM UTC

spdustin wrote: post #3

If "delve" was meant to be an in-joke, I just wanted you to know: I got it. I also have a Custom GPT "AutoExpert (Chat)" [0] that several reviewers have called "the perfect Rabbit Hole GPT" due to the way it leads users through learning a topic. You might dig it, especially since free tier users have access to these now. [0]: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-LQHhJCXhW-autoexpert-chat

Oh I like this! Love how easy it is to dig deeper. Worth noting that free users are rather restricted in their uses of custom GPTs so probably won’t be able to dig as deeply as they’d like.

EDIT: I’ve now quizzed it about string theory, quantum mechanics, classic Roman pasta dishes, Italian wines, and sent it a picture of some poison hemlock and I think I’ve found my new favourite GPT. Great work!

EDIT 2: asked it to critique a photo I took recently and that was great too, really impressed with this.