7 comments

  • yamatokaneko 5 hours ago
    When my kids ask me questions I can’t answer (which is... all the time), I usually just open ChatGPT, repeat the question, and let it respond. Then the kids start asking the phone directly, usually followed by “Too difficult! Make it easier!”

    But I’m curious about your idea, are you thinking the LLM would generate a podcast version of the answer in real-time? Or would it be more like, “Let me make a podcast episode for that” and play it later?

    • xp84 4 hours ago
      Definitely a “customer” question rather than a business or technical one, but how do these credits work? If I sign up for the paid account, what limits will I have? Will I need to be sparing about my usage to avoid running out of credits? I couldn’t see any explanation of what a credit is and how that works.
      • sandinmyjoints 18 hours ago
        Cool idea! I want to hear something it generated before putting in my details to start a trial. Perhaps you could add some sample episodes that it generated so people could get a sense of it right from the landing page.
      • johncole 17 hours ago
        This is great! How’d you make it?
        • lielvilla 16 hours ago
          hey, thanks for asking! short answer - i combine an LLM model with TTS models to generate and narrate each episode. But there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes to make sure everything is safe, age-appropriate, and sounds natural every time.
        • tomvilla 17 hours ago
          This is brilliant! curious - how do you see parents using this in their daily routines?
          • lielvilla 17 hours ago
            Thanks so much! A lot of parents use it in the car, at bedtime to wind down, or just for some screen-free quiet time. I really wanted to make it easy for them to whip up an episode anytime their kid asks a question.
          • roninthesky 18 hours ago
            Planning to add an API for this?
            • lielvilla 18 hours ago
              Didn't think of it... but totally doable! I'll add it to my backlog.

              Thanks!