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Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Post by Hadjimina »

zeryx wrote: post #8

Looks like there's still a few bugs, completely unable to have my voice recorded correctly or the install link to work on android

Yep we are super early and still have some bugs. Could you tell me what browser you were using? B.c. maybe you did not give the browser the permission to record stuff with the microphone and then things break.

Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Post by nixcraft »

This looks so nice.

On a side note, I used Duolingo for about 7 or 8 months (I spent like 15-20 minutes) and learned a little Japanese and Portuguese (European). I think Duolingo is an enjoyable app. Then I lost interest :( I started again. Let us hope this time I will finish all levels.

Any chance of getting Japanese and Portuguese (European)?

Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Post by bilsbie »

Here’s what I think would be a killer feature. Have it use AI to adapt the conversation level to the level of learner. Smaller words, repetition, slower.

If you notice this is how adults talk to babies and children to help them learn the language.

Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Post by mox111 »

This is really great and well executed. Well done!

One problem I'm beginning to notice is that the connection to the realtime transcription is failing (I just see a loading screen when I click to reply). Maybe it's due to heavy load?

I notice you are using Azure Cognitive Services for the transcription at the moment. Out of curiosity, did you consider any other services for this? (I'm building a transcription-based app myself and I'm worrying about the ability to handle lots of connections at once)

Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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Post by Hadjimina »

andrepd wrote: post #9

With the current state of AI text generation, isn't this a recipe for disaster? By talking to a chatbot while learning a language you are liable to pick up whatever (vast) errors and mistakes the bot makes.

That's a good point. However, I think we have reached a point where AI text generation has come pretty far and will only continue to get better. Even if you pick up one or two mistakes the A.I. makes but are otherwise fluent, isn't that already an improvement? (Not a rhetorical question, genuinely interested)

Re: Show HN: Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

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nixcraft wrote: post #33

This looks so nice. On a side note, I used Duolingo for about 7 or 8 months (I spent like 15-20 minutes) and learned a little Japanese and Portuguese (European). I think Duolingo is an enjoyable app. Then I lost interest :( I started again. Let us hope this time I will finish all levels. Any chance of getting Japanese and Portuguese (European)?

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