henry-mcdonald

Re:Show HN: I built an AI language teacher to get you speaking on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @08:26PM (#36319610)

Love it! I built a similar product, Carlos App (carlos-app.com). Lots to take away.

re: tkaing off, Have you tried any 'growth hacking' stuff? One idea -- a "language fluency test" that people could share on social media that links back to your site. Something fun/shareable to go viral

I notice you disabled the dictionary to preserve screen real estate. Why not make the dictionary a hover-over effect per word? That's how Duolingo does it.

Show HN: Carlos App, audio ChatGPT-based chatbot that speaks 50 languages

Posted by henry-mcdonald on Monday June 12, 2023 @09:47PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://carlos-app.com

Carlos App is a "ChatGPT wrapper" that is audio-based (no text interface, you have to speak into your mic), designed to help you gain fluency in a second language, supplemental to other practice.Carlos's grammatical accuracy/fluency varies by language. For major languages, it's pretty good. Pronunciation is good across the board, which means that there is still an audio immersion benefit even...

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