Fluffy Tutor
Languages and libraries
language learning tutor
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How HN took it
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.48.
Idea: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Concept seen as a great idea.
From 1 comment
I think concept-wise, it is a great idea. I saw some other examples in the GPTStore - e.g. https://chat.openai.com/g/g-RR3RCyK8N-language-teacher-ms-smith
volvic_olcay on HN
Objections
Looks like a basic GPT prompt with little depth.
From 1 comment
Seems basically like a gpt prompt: "When I speak, respond in the language that I speak in but provide me translations in (language)" I was definitely hoping for more depth here.
chankstein38 on HN
Pricing seems too high.
From 1 comment
And the pricing seems way too high considering that.
Asraelite on HN
Title says any language but only six are supported.
From 1 comment
Title: ... Learn ANY language .... Reality: Supported languages: English, Tiếng Việt, Polski, Español, Français, Deutsch :-|
1024core on HN
Demo video causes motion sickness and focuses on typing rather than speaking.
From 2 comments
The demo video was giving me motion sickness. Usually language is about talking to communicate... This seems more of typing.
thrownaway561 on HNYeah, my interest was piqued by the title but that demo video torpedoed it... Which is such a bummer because language learning is a perfect use case for LLMs
anais9 on HN
Requests
Support for less popular languages such as Dutch.
From 1 comment
I'm curious how much effort goes into the management of these LLM backed language tools? I'm learning a less popular language (Dutch) and almost none of them support the it out…
yurishimo on HN
More depth in lessons.
From 1 comment
Seems basically like a gpt prompt: "When I speak, respond in the language that I speak in but provide me translations in (language)" I was definitely hoping for more depth here.
chankstein38 on HN
Questions
Is it for absolute beginners or people with some knowledge?
From 1 comment
Questions for creator: Is this supposed to teach absolute beginners? Or do you assume some knowledge of the language already? Is it a comprehensive course, or should it be used…
clbrmbr on HN
Is it a comprehensive course or a supplement?
From 1 comment
Questions for creator: Is this supposed to teach absolute beginners? Or do you assume some knowledge of the language already? Is it a comprehensive course, or should it be used…
clbrmbr on HN
Alternatives named
ChatGPT Plus handles spoken and written Dutch.
From 1 comment
For what it's worth, ChatGPT Plus can understand both written and spoken Dutch, and write or speak it back.
EForEndeavour on HN
GPTStore language teacher bots.
From 1 comment
I think concept-wise, it is a great idea. I saw some other examples in the GPTStore - e.g. https://chat.openai.com/g/g-RR3RCyK8N-language-teacher-ms-smith
volvic_olcay on HN
App store apps that chat about a chosen topic.
From 1 comment
For those interested in this, there are a lot on the app stores these days that integrate this a bit better, i.e ask what you want to talk about first, and then you communicate…
yellow_lead on HN