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

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Post by ct271 »

toshk wrote: post #42

Really like the idea and works well. Audio woule be the killer feature, I would make beginner easier or add starter/kid level, now it's still quite complicated: "¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? ¿Listo para practicar un poco de español sobre el tema del trabajo? ¿Hay algo en particular que te gustaría aprender o discutir?" A little bit more guidance in type of conversation would also be great, maybe some tracks, or some maybe som…

Thanks for the feedback! These sound like great ideas, and you will be happy to know that audio conversations are already possible! You can try it out by clicking the 'Audio' tab. Let me know how it goes, and if you have any other suggestions!

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

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Post by epolanski »

spi wrote: post #48

The image in the main page doesn't inspire all that confidence... as it gets bits of Italian wrong: - The chatbot ("Bianca") starts off with "grazie per chiedere!" which is a literal translation of "thanks for asking!" but not how you would say that in Italian. E.g. Google translating "thanks for asking!" to Italian gets it right at "grazie per avermelo chiesto!", which literally would be "thanks for having asked tha…

In southern Italy it is common to speak to older people in plural you. I speak in singular third person to my in laws, but I spoke in second plural to their parents.

But yes, it has no place on a language learning course for the reasons you listed.

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

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Post by awongh »

iraldir wrote: post #40

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 w…

I would be interested in an OS project like this!

Anywhere I can find out more or be notified?

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

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Post by input_sh »

mnd999 wrote: post #11
TekMol wrote: post #6

Hey! Before I trust your site with my data - who are you? Your HN account seems to have been created only to present this one project. Do you have a website, or are you on Twitter or anything? Who is the legal entitiy referred to in "© 2023 LearnLingo. All rights reserved."?

Privacy policy would be a good start.

And an ability to delete an account, as I don't see myself ever returning to it.

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

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Post by derealized »

iraldir wrote: post #40

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 w…

> What we do is fairly easy, the whole "value" is in some fairly simple prompt on top of openAI APIs.

We are seem a lot of these apps nowadays. People come up with a prompt, send to OpenAI with the user data, hide it behind a certain web interface and it's an app they can charge for.

I've thought about this a million times for scratching my own itches but I just talk to ChatGPT and it's fine.

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Post by AlchemistCamp »

ben_w wrote: post #30
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.

Sole trader, not Ltd (or whatever the equivalent term is in Australia)? I did that ages ago, before everyone was storing user data; these days I'd definitely suggest incorporating and getting public liability insurance, just in case a GDPR accident happens. Best of luck, I hope you're more successful with this than I was with my adventure. :)

This is how you kill entrepreneurship. Tell everyone to incorporate and get liability insurance before they even get started... due to fears around a law from a foreign government that has no jurisdiction where the founder lives.

Obviously, if this gets traction, it will be worth incorporating, getting insurance, accounting and legal services, etc, but if you do all of that before putting anything on the market, you're not going to get anywhere unless you're already wealthier than most people.

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czechdeveloper wrote: post #33
TekMol wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

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