OpenAI/reflect
AI
hardware voice assistant
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How HN took it
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Hackathon outcomes shared publicly is welcome
From 1 comment
I love seeing that hackathons are encouraged inside OpenAI and most importantly, that their outcome is also shared :)
voxelizer on HN
Useful examples for developer platforms
From 1 comment
For a developer platform having examples is useful as a starting point for new projects. Also, I’m not sure if it’s similar at OpenAI, but when I was at Google it was much easier…
tuckerman on HN
Objections
Presented as novel when smart-home voice assistants already exist
From 2 comments
Home Assistant integrates with WebRTC btw[0]. Also, why make the ESP32 the the hotspot? Why not just connect to the same network? Then you're not really range limited. ``` > I…
godelski on HNMaybe you thought about my comment too much. You're right, I don't know you. That also means it is difficult to interpret intent and perspective, right? Not an easy task on the…
godelski on HN
Token cost and latency for turning on a light
From 2 comments
Somewhere in here there's a joke about how many tokens it takes to turn on a lightbulb.
Telemakhos on HNProbably 1,000 for the system prompt, 400 for the audio speech-to-text, 8 for the query, 180 for the thinking, 12 for the tool call, 33 for the response with a useless follow-up…
a2128 on HN
Could be done locally on a Raspberry Pi
From 1 comment
All to achieve something that could be done with a Raspberry Pi. You could do all this locally too. https://gist.github.com/mgarratt/afb3b57a08e2eb2479eb6083a86d8a64…
godelski on HN
Requests
Link any authorized device, not just lights
From 1 comment
It would be perfect if it could intelligently linkany device under authorization
countfeng on HN
Fix the README video so it has sound
From 1 comment
Is it my browser, or does the video in the readme not have sound?
lagrange77 on HN
Questions
Why does this need hardware instead of just a phone app
From 1 comment
Why does this need hardware, other than the phone? Could just be an app on the phone couldn't it?
OJFord on HN
Why use the ESP32 as a hotspot instead of joining the same network
From 1 comment
Home Assistant integrates with WebRTC btw[0]. Also, why make the ESP32 the the hotspot? Why not just connect to the same network? Then you're not really range limited. ``` > I…
godelski on HN
Alternatives named
Home Assistant
From 1 comment
Home Assistant integrates with WebRTC btw[0]. Also, why make the ESP32 the the hotspot? Why not just connect to the same network? Then you're not really range limited. ``` > I…
godelski on HN
Amazon Alexa and Google Home
From 1 comment
It annoys me a lot that the current devices for controlling smart homes, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home, lack the ability for lovely conversations the way OpenAI has.
kelseydh on HN
Raspberry Pi local voice assistants
From 1 comment
All to achieve something that could be done with a Raspberry Pi. You could do all this locally too. https://gist.github.com/mgarratt/afb3b57a08e2eb2479eb6083a86d8a64…
godelski on HN