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Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by chatterhead on Sunday October 09, 2022 @08:36PM (#33146692)
Great work! Easy to understand and use. Feels less like a conversation and more like a prompt and response flashcard activity. Which I personally like. I don't see the "conversation" part in terms of connecting the next language snippet in the continued context of the last.

This would be pretty awesome if you could get it to a point where the user is chatting in real time with the language AI like with https://beta.character.ai

Michel Thomas has one of the best language learning approaches. I'd recommend looking him up sometime if your in need of other ideas and inspiration if you aren't aware of him already. (Though he passed away some time ago.)

Looking forward to seeing how this develops!

Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @08:51PM (#33146753)
Thanks so much! I'll have a look.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @07:54PM (#33146445)
I made a language learning app, that lets you talk to AI in another language. After getting some feedback, I've improved it so that it's easier to use. Can I get your thoughts? PS: Technically this is a repost, because I need further feedback. My original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33116037
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by ksaj on Sunday October 09, 2022 @08:01PM (#33146479)
The Mandarin Chinese and Korean are showing the same language.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @08:14PM (#33146558)
Oops, I know why. Gonna fix it now... Done.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by rossdavidh on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:29PM (#33146921)
Easy to use, and it's an interesting idea, I'll have to use it a bit more to see if I find it useful long-term.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:48PM (#33147034)
Thanks, tell me what you think once you try it some more.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by subject4056 on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:43PM (#33147004)
I tried a language with which I am unfamiliar, and do not think I could learn anything this way.

It was fun to practice with a language I'm functional with, but not a conversation.

I asked the thing if it was GPT-3 and it changed the subject to a very eliza-like prompt.

Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:48PM (#33147027)
Thanks for the feedback. It's mostly for practising a language as a side, not as a MAIN language learning tool. PS: No, it's not GPT-3.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:04PM (#33156936)
I updated the AI so that it's (a lot) smarter than before. Try it out!
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by WheelsAtLarge on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:28PM (#33147196)
I tried the Spanish version. It did not work. It has potential but it's not ready to review.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:32PM (#33147211)
What about it didn't work? It's fine for me.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by WheelsAtLarge on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:41PM (#33147254)
The follow-ups to the initial questions just don't make sense. I'm a native Spanish speaker.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:43PM (#33147262)
Oh, ok. Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to make some improvements to it's choice of words.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:05PM (#33156941)
I just finished making it give more natural responses.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by wizofaus on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:50PM (#33147292)
I tried Japanese - without some form of hints for the kanji (whether regular furigana, or my preferred "hover-only" tips) I suspect it's probably going to be of limited usefulness for most learners. I like the idea though! Have you considered introducing TTS?

Also, after being asked "how are you", I said "Well and yourself", the response was "Me? I like soccer!", which is...well...an unusual response to say the least.

Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Sunday October 09, 2022 @11:07PM (#33147357)
Yeah... It's not the brightest. Sometimes when you ask it how it is, it replies "I am functioning within my normal parameters". It seems to like to show off it's language skills?
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by wizofaus on Sunday October 09, 2022 @11:28PM (#33147468)
The "normal parameters" answer was great, and I'm not even a Trekkie.
Re:What are your thoughts on my language learning app? by jakeDevelops on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:04PM (#33156929)
I just updated the AI to be a lot smarter - and it's improved now. You can try it out.