Show HN: I built an AI language teacher to get you speaking

Post by jjkeddo199 » Thu, Jun 08, 2023, 5:33 PM UTC

fabiensnauwaert wrote: post #66

jjkeddo199 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting English translation is a good idea, but it should be "hold down 5 seconds" to reveal -- Allowing it to be shown instantly might actually slow language learning. Users should be allowed to struggle a few seconds first (struggle === learning) before translating. Alternatively, it might be nice to be able to translate only individual words. If I understood 60% , inferred 35%, and was clueless about 5% of a forei…

Hey, thanks! :) Will add Japanese and Chinese momentarily. Which variation of Arabic would you want to learn? You make a good point. I might need to hire a salesperson or do a business deal for this.

Post by fabiensnauwaert » Fri, Jun 09, 2023, 10:56 AM UTC

runjake wrote: post #99

In your Python course, I was able to run os.listdir() arbitrarily and explore your container and mounts and create files in /var/tmp. I didn't try writing elsewhere or getting destructive, but one can imagine. I did not run a while true to exhaust your disk space, but somebody else could.

Post by fabiensnauwaert » Fri, Jun 09, 2023, 11:05 AM UTC

rokkitmensch wrote: post #92

millgrove wrote: post #55

Have you thought about making more structured objectives? Shameless plug: I built a simple French/Spanish chat app and the #1 piece of feedback I got was that it's a bit aimless without any objectives. I built out ~20 scenarios that would give users objectives like buying train tickets or ordering coffee. Now that's the most used part of the app (not the generic chat bot). As far as ads go, App Store ads are not bad…

I'll second this. Consider writing prompts for the LLM that push it towards asking questions of the user, evaluating their responses, and offering corrections and asking them to repeat themselves. This is an interesting prompting problem, let me know if you want to collaborate. I'm not in the language space, but would gladly riff with you on the topic to improve Giglish and improve my own thinking on the topic.

Post by starik36 » Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 12:56 AM UTC

fabiensnauwaert wrote: post #88

starik36 wrote: post #24

Here is some feedback. I tried Spanish, but I don't speak it at all. The AI teacher starts speaking Spanish to me and I have no idea what is being said. Not sure how I can learn anything from this.

There's a translation button. Should I make it more prominent? I'll also add voice and translations to the suggestions provided on every screen. It's also a matter of learning style... I don't speak a word of Portuguese or Bosnian, but diving into those was a lot of fun! Language learning can be seen like a detective game and it's super exciting then. In any case, will definitely try to accommodate more learning styl…

Post by chankstein38 » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 8:44 PM UTC

fabiensnauwaert wrote: post #43

chankstein38 wrote: post #15

Looking at this I've been trying to use GPT like this for a while which I'm assuming is all this is. That said, the experience leaves a lot to be desired. 1. As someone else mentioned, I am coming into this having no idea about the language. Some way to identify words would be nice. Or some actual teaching. 2. I don't like that I'm forced to talk to it. I wanted to be able to just chat with it.

Hey, thank you for the feedback! 1. Would having translations of the suggestions help? I obviously want to add them (along with their pronunciations), but have had to do other things first. 2. Like I said in the OP, I want to add an option to type and click. Need to share something: I've taught English for decades and learned four foreign languages and the biggest mistake I've seen others and me do is to read too muc…