In my opinion the best way to learn a language (outside of moving to a different country) is to get a personal tutor and have consistent 1 on 1 lessons. I used Preply or iTalki for this back in the day but had issues with flexibility and pricing.I've been trying to simulate the experiences that I had on those platforms with a voice agent.You can try a demo for free here (or watch a video of me...
I’ve been studying Japanese for a few years pretty seriously (anki decks, textbooks, online tutor) but I always felt that the speaking practice pipeline could be optimized. With a real tutor, my mistakes didn’t get enough specific reps, they oftentimes weren’t pedantic enough, and practice in multiple contexts was a problem. (I also subconsciously avoid saying things I know I might mess up on...
Hey HN! I’m Andrew, and I’ve been building Cortex (https://cortexdesktop.com/) for the last few weeks. Cortex is my attempt to reimagine how we interact with computers - starting with a simple interface, but aiming for something deeper: an AI layer over your OS that understands what you’re doing, remembers it, and helps you dynamically.Right now, Cortex is just a floating overlay you can...