Quazel
Learning and science
language learning
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How HN took it
55 positive, 53 neutral or asking, 21 mixed, 61 critical, out of 190 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 10 for, 39 againstIdea: 27 for, 4 againstPerformance: 2 for, 7 againstDesign: 3 for, 4 againstPricing: 2 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Conversation quality impressive for some languages, especially Japanese
From 2 comments
I'm stunned by how well this works for Japanese, the only language I think I'm good enough at to judge the AI's responses. The speech recognition is flawless as far as I can…
esrh on HNam rusty chinese speaker. randomly assigned to converse on Furniture & Locations. --- Quazel: 告诉我吧!你是如何安排你的家具的？ Me (in halting, broken chinese): 窗户旁边有一个沙发，中间是电视和桌子。我的工作就是在这里.…
swyx on HN
Speech recognition strong
From 2 comments
I'm stunned by how well this works for Japanese, the only language I think I'm good enough at to judge the AI's responses. The speech recognition is flawless as far as I can…
esrh on HNI tried in Italian. Speech to text is impressive: kudos. The conversation was definitely weird and very repetitive. It needs more work I think. In any case, great idea and I am…
fpierfed on HN
Objections
Responses unnatural in some languages, likely translating via English
From 1 comment
I tried using it in Portuguese and it's cool but it seems very off, just a huge number of things that don't sound even remotely natural or idiomatic. But when I click the…
crazygringo on HN
Conversations repetitive
From 1 comment
This is an interesting tool. I did not encounter any awkward grammatical sentences that other posters did. But the conversation I had got really repetitive. This was my…
missedthecue on HN
Bugs with loading, mic and Firefox
From 3 comments
Loading screen doesn't go away in Firefox after choosing a language.
werdnapk on HNI am stuck at the loading screen when selecting Dutch. BTW I am using Firefox
aeroaks on HNLooks like there's still a few bugs, completely unable to have my voice recorded correctly or the install link to work on android
zeryx on HN
Privacy concerns about sending voice recordings to cloud
From 1 comment
This is a nice idea but unfortunately not for me: I'd feel uncomfortable sending recordings of my voice to some cloud service I have no trust in.
kleiba on HN
Requests
Add more languages such as English and Arabic
From 4 comments
It really looks cool. But, why it doesn't have English? Or meybe if it does have, why isn't showed first? People who use language learning apps are focused in learning English…
phpisatrash on HNVery nice! Please add arabic when you have a chance
imranq on HNNo arabic?
yamrzou on HNNo English?
sanshugoel on HN
Adapt conversation level for beginners
From 2 comments
Here’s what I think would be a killer feature. Have it use AI to adapt the conversation level to the level of learner. Smaller words, repetition, slower. If you notice this is…
bilsbie on HNThis is an interesting tool. I did not encounter any awkward grammatical sentences that other posters did. But the conversation I had got really repetitive. This was my…
missedthecue on HN
Save and review past conversations
From 1 comment
As someone who is studying Japanese intensely with a tutor this is absolutely perfect for me! Being able to do some speaking and listening practice instantly at any time is…
madmod on HN
Questions
What is the tech stack and which models are used
From 2 comments
What's the tech stack? Whisper for language transcription, GPT-3 for NLP?
danielbln on HNCool!(but yeah english is really important!!) which models do you use for speech recognition and text generation?
nonasktell on HN
Pricing plans
From 1 comment
I tried out Hungarian — I speak it well but have an accent — and it got some parts wrong in the transcription that a human speaker would definitely understand. A second try was…
biztos on HN
Alternatives named
Duolingo
From 1 comment
This looks so nice. On a side note, I used Duolingo for about 7 or 8 months (I spent like 15-20 minutes) and learned a little Japanese and Portuguese (European). I think Duolingo…
nixcraft on HN
Blabot
From 1 comment
Funny thing, my friend and I just built a very similar app: https://blabot.app It's a bit more minimalistic though.
kebsup on HN