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Re:Ask HN: Are AI "Chatbot Wrappers" ruining EdTech? I'm tes... by a_void_sky on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @08:24AM (#47136844)
I believe it is the way it is because it would cost too much otherwise. You can use the live API for continuously monitoring what the user is doing and if they are stuck but that would be expensive.
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Re:Ask HN: Are AI "Chatbot Wrappers" ruining EdTech? I'm tes... by Swadesh9422 on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @08:42AM (#47137062)
You are right. Streaming every keystroke via a Live API would bankrupt me on day one. My current thought is to fake the 'live' feel using client-side heuristics. I'd only ping the LLM on specific events: a 60-second typing idle timeout, or intercepting the payload when they hit 'Run' and fail a test case. Do you think relying on frontend triggers like that is enough to make the UX feel proactive?
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