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I record myself on audio 24x7 and use an AI to process the information

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Re: I record myself on audio 24x7 and use an AI to process the information

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Post by forgetfreeman »

gmadsen wrote: post #261
xcambar wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would 100% prefer to lose my keys rather than letting Amazon or Google in. FYI: I have zero Alexa/Siri enabled device, zero automated home device, a degoogled phone, etc etc. So we might have different perspectives on the matter.

i mean you could always run a home server for the automated home things. heating/ac and lights are nice things to automate

Because spending tens of thousands of dollars in home infrastructure to avoid fiddling with the thermostat four times a year definitely makes sense.

Re: I record myself on audio 24x7 and use an AI to process the information

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Post by philote »

c1sc0 wrote: post #264

Are there any good (discrete) wireless throat mic patches out there that are sensitive enough to pick up subvocalization / whispering?

I was curious about this as well. It seems there are bone conducting microphones, but the ones I've found so far go in your ear (so it's visible). I'm going to just hide a mic in my beard.

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Post by jconley »

This is a cool project. One of my pet ideas that I haven't done is to build a home assistant where all data is stored and processed by a home "server". The biggest benefit I see is that it could truly be omnipresent. There in the background, answering questions, jumping into your conversations without prompt. And it's much less creepy if all that data isn't going to someone else's computer.

Also piping in and processing the data from my mobile would be cool, but I wouldn't want to invade other people's privacy if I'm in public.

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Post by fragmede »

WaitWaitWha wrote: post #152
layer8 wrote: post #105

The passive information would be useful if that would work with your inner voice.

I read a research paper quite some time ago that most inner monologue is articulated at least partially by the mouth, throat, & tongue, and can be detected. Might be a better approach than having a chip in my brain. If I find the article I will update.

what's fascinating is apparently there's a connection with schizophrenia, where the "voices" are actually the person saying things to themselves at a level too low for other people to hear

also suggests a throat mic would do wonders

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Post by Void_ »

runjake wrote: post #229
Void_ wrote: post #75

Not as hardcore as OP, but after Whisper came out, I quickly built an app that allows me to record from lock screen: https://whispermemos.com/

This app apparently sends data to their servers. If you don't want to share this information, you can use an app like Lockflow ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockflow-lock-screen-shortcuts... ) to put an Apple Shortcut on your home screen. That Apple Shortcut could be the Dictate Text action hooked to create/append to an Apple Note (thereby not leaving your device) or fire off an email or send a message via your fav…

Yeah I tried JPR before but missed the workflow of sending it to my email. (Maybe they have it and I didn’t notice)

Also Whisper is better for my Slovakian accent.

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Post by progman32 »

forgetfreeman wrote: post #271
gmadsen wrote: post #261

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i mean you could always run a home server for the automated home things. heating/ac and lights are nice things to automate

Because spending tens of thousands of dollars in home infrastructure to avoid fiddling with the thermostat four times a year definitely makes sense.

My heat is controlled and automated with open source software for the grand total of about fifty bucks and a free surplus server.

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Post by nelsonenzo »

roberdam wrote: post #147

Since everyone is interested in the hardware: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803349510543.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803085687061.html the particular choice was for the battery and the other for the size, both are generic and come with the same software and bios, several vendors, if I could buy something better I would look for one that can have a lavalier microphone

I wanted to do this exact project - record audio all day and then have AI process it - to identify behavior outburst of my autistic toddler.

It's critical information for early diagnosis and treatment, but it's really hard to capture the data while also dealing with the actual situation. Being able to send the sounds he makes to his therapist could also be usefull when then are trying to get him to mimic sounds and talk.

With that said, is the audio AI open sourced? The part that analyzes the audio stream?

Thanks for the links to the hardware, also a really important part!

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Post by gruez »

philote wrote: post #265
narag wrote: post #259

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Thank you for the links and for the article. How long can record the smaller one? Actually if it can record for a day, it'd be enough for me. I used to record all phone calls, until EU made Xiaomi remove the feature. It was very useful because I always could take notes later if they sent me a number, contact name or appointment hour.

The Ali Express link says "Continuous recording:20hours". But since they offer sizes from 4GB to 32GB it's unclear which storage size that's for. That 20 hours could also be how long the battery will last while recording. But 20 hours is still enough to last the day and then some.

It's probably the battery life. 128 kb/s AAC is effectively transparent even for music, and only translates to 1.1GB. Even if it's uncompressed (1 channel 16 bit 44100hz PCM), 20 hours only translates to 6.35 GB.

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Post by unbalancedevh »

AndrewKemendo wrote: post #196
pa7ch wrote: post #186

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Honest question,how does this make the lives of humans better?

Well, for example. Lets say that I have a goal BMI I want to maintain If I reach for the Oreos, I can choose to have a flag set with a heuritic I created myself that will tell me: "Having 5 oreos means you need to reduce other calorie intake by n calories to maintain your BMI" That data can also be aggregated to give me my macro/micros for everything I've eaten etc... without me having to log it like I do now Think a…

> all you need to do to instrument it is attaching a camera and mic to your face

It's funny that this is a reasonable thing to say.

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Post by xcambar »

gmadsen wrote: post #261
xcambar wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would 100% prefer to lose my keys rather than letting Amazon or Google in. FYI: I have zero Alexa/Siri enabled device, zero automated home device, a degoogled phone, etc etc. So we might have different perspectives on the matter.

i mean you could always run a home server for the automated home things. heating/ac and lights are nice things to automate

controlled heating for my flat with open source and Zigbee compatible devices would cost me ~1k. I did not calculate the ROI but break even looks like it’d take many years.
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