Deep Dreams
AI
generated audio stories
SHOW HN2021
237points
167comments
#171of 2,533 in 2021
Top 7%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
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16 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 15 mixed, 8 critical, out of 79 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 9 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and absurd stories
From 3 comments
These fairy tales are quite hypnotic for me due to weirdness of AI generated grammar and plot. They reminded me of a beautiful fairy tale Richard Bandler wrote. It is a fable…
gala8y on HN"He chained up hundred of hungry great beetles (or is it Beatles?) in another room." This is gold.
bambax on HNThis is hilariously genius! What else could get you to sleep other than trying to make sense of things that doesn't make sense?
joshxyz on HN
Interesting concept
From 1 comment
Interesting concept. Two suggestions: 1- Don't host on anchor. Podcasting is an open standard. Don't let companies (like Spotify or Apple) take it over. Check…
yessirwhatever on HN
Objections
Voice is mechanical or unpleasant to listen to
From 3 comments
Interesting concept. Two suggestions: 1- Don't host on anchor. Podcasting is an open standard. Don't let companies (like Spotify or Apple) take it over. Check…
yessirwhatever on HNCool idea but that voice is like sandpaper to my ears. Maybe a female voice, a bit quieter (the soundscapes are almost completely silent for me) and maybe add some…
junon on HNI can't think of anything worse to listen to while trying to sleep than robotic computer voices. Azure cognitive services has human voicegeneration…
lloydatkinson on HN
Stories get too dark or unsettling for sleep
From 2 comments
I love the idea, yet... The latest episode 7 is about a girl thinking about killing a witch, kicking her in a face, her hitting her back, and stuff. Definitely did not help me…
vletal on HNGoddamn, this episode is dark. I should have vetted it more while generating.
stavros on HN
Stories are too engaging to fall asleep to
From 2 comments
I actually think the voice is pretty good for sleeping, feels very droney. but the nonsensicalness of the stories made it harder to sleep because my brain was trying to figure…
mekkie on HNBrilliant :) My main concern is that my brain would just wander off if the story is complete nonsense. I will give it a try. I've been listening to the same podcast episode for…
tinyhouse on HN
Requests
Longer episodes
From 2 comments
In addition to others comments, these need to be much longer to be effective. 5 to 10 minutes is not long enough to really bore me Great idea though!
elil17 on HNYeah, unfortunately the model starts wanting to end the story after 5 minutes :/
stavros on HN
Better or whispered voices
From 2 comments
AWS’s Polly can whisper.
doctorhandshake on HNSoothing voice....?
mansoor_ on HN
Write-up or tutorial
From 2 comments
I would love to see a write-up or a tutorial how you made this.
starik36 on HNI think most people here would be interested in a write-up.
bambax on HN
Questions
Can it be done in other languages such as Chinese
From 1 comment
Would be interested to have something like this in Chinese - to have playing in the background (for language learning and more language "exposure")
geokon on HN
Alternatives named
Boring Books for Bedtime podcast
From 1 comment
Fun fact, there is a podcast with this concept (but not AI based) - Boring Books for Bedtime. I love it! Use it to help me sleep all the time.
andreyk on HN
Dreamful bedtime stories
From 1 comment
I'll check it out, thanks! I also found one with a lady with a soothing voice reading bedtime stories that I really liked - "Dreamful".
stavros on HN
Transistor podcast hosting
From 1 comment
You could use Transistor [0]. [0]: https://transistor.fm/
leodriesch on HN