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Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by guideamigo_com »

Language is, primarily, a verbal activity. The written layer was added much later. That's why isolated tribes have verbal language. But not a written one. The fundamental premise of learning language via written conversation is, IMHO, a bit shaky.

Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by czechdeveloper »

TekMol wrote: post #27
ct271 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hello! I'm Callum, a solo developer based in Australia. This is my first project, though I have been lurking around HN for a while now. A privacy policy is in the works and will be put out for display ASAP.

So "No answer". Personally, I wouldn't use something (let alone provide my credit card details) by a party that deliberately hides who they are. What can be the reason for this approach?

While that answer is not complete, it's also definitely not "no answer". I agree that there should probably be some company associated, but as MVP from single developer, do you expect to get his full address too?

Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

guideamigo_com wrote: post #31

Language is, primarily, a verbal activity. The written layer was added much later. That's why isolated tribes have verbal language. But not a written one. The fundamental premise of learning language via written conversation is, IMHO, a bit shaky.

I'd say writing and speaking are certainly two very different skills which I am sometimes painfully made aware of when my words in foreign languages flow much slower and less eloquently than my fingers on the keyboard, but I believe there still is a high degree of synergy.

Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by monooso »

TekMol wrote: post #27
ct271 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hello! I'm Callum, a solo developer based in Australia. This is my first project, though I have been lurking around HN for a while now. A privacy policy is in the works and will be put out for display ASAP.

So "No answer". Personally, I wouldn't use something (let alone provide my credit card details) by a party that deliberately hides who they are. What can be the reason for this approach?

> What can be the reason for this approach?

A solo developer, busy building the product is one feasible explanation.

I'm not saying you should blindly trust the site, but acting as though this is somehow inexplicable is a tad unfair.

Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by taminka »

guideamigo_com wrote: post #31

Language is, primarily, a verbal activity. The written layer was added much later. That's why isolated tribes have verbal language. But not a written one. The fundamental premise of learning language via written conversation is, IMHO, a bit shaky.

id say it depends

i learned english to a significant degree by simply conversing with ppl on the internet and watching tv shows/movies in english

for me something like this would be tremendously useful

Re: Show HN: LearnLingo – Converse with an AI-powered language tutor

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Post by iraldir »

I made a similar tool for myself (to lean Japanese) with a more "phoenix wright" game like interface, that I plan on open sourcing. (A slightly older version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip4BxbAc13g)

I thought of going the way you went with a product, but my takes are

- B2C is incredibly hard, especially with a subscription. People are just going to compare the price of your product to netflix and say it's not worth it

- What we do is fairly easy, the whole "value" is in some fairly simple prompt on top of openAI APIs. Even if it's a success, the likes of DuoLingo can copy that in a month and have so much more marketing and money to win the market

- Ultimately, people can have the same thing for free with ChatGPT and just a bit of copy and paste. As times goes on and other models become better / cheaper, it will be even harder to compete.

- I think open sourcing means that ultimately people can create their own scenarios etc. and maybe create a community around it.

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