[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":700},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-44716414":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":48,"post_text":51,"what":52,"said":71,"maker_in_thread":152,"shape":154,"grid":159,"attempts":663,"same_week":664,"maker_shows":41,"maker_hidden":692,"reader_version":693,"card":694},"44716414","Piper","Companies use AI to take your calls. I built AI to make them for you","title","Show HN: Companies use AI to take your calls. I built AI to make them for you","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pipervoice.com\u002F","pipervoice.com","michaelphi",1753741034,2025,237,176,259,3837,7,"notable","ai","ai phone agent","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"ai phone calls","voice agent","automated calling","ivr navigation","mixed",-0.165,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},18,20,3,36,77,{"idea":37,"design":40,"execution":42,"privacy":44,"docs":45,"pricing":47},{"positive":38,"critical":39},14,28,{"positive":41,"critical":41},2,{"positive":43,"critical":33},0,{"positive":43,"critical":41},{"positive":43,"critical":46},1,{"positive":43,"critical":43},[43,43,43,43,43,43,43,46,46,41,33,49,41,43,43,50,46,46,33,41,46,33,46,43,43,43,33,33,46,46,46,41,33,46,41,41,46,49,33,50],4,5,"We're living in this weird asymmetry where companies use AI to talk to us, but we're still manually dialing them. Companies everywhere are adopting AI voice agents lately. Big retail, family dentist clinics, local pharmacy. This year, I've been in a few calls where it's super natural sounding AI, which has been pretty cool to experience. But then it got me thinking - why are we, the consumers, still the ones making calls if they're using robots for theirs?\n\nSo I built Piper: basically AI that makes phone calls for you. You tell it what you need (book appointment, check on an order, dispute som",{"problem":53,"audience":59,"pricing":63,"motivation":64,"time_to_build":63,"stack":68,"openness":69,"stage":70,"team_size":69},{"value":54,"source":55,"evidence":56},"Consumers must manually dial companies whose customer service uses AI voice agents","maker",[57],{"id":58},"post",{"value":60,"source":55,"evidence":61},"Consumers who need routine phone tasks like booking, order checks and disputes",[62],{"id":58},null,{"value":65,"source":55,"evidence":66},"Asymmetry of companies using AI to call consumers while consumers still dial manually",[67],{"id":58},[],"unknown","beta",{"praise":72,"objections":73,"requests":108,"questions":132,"alternatives":144},[],[74,86,97],{"value":75,"source":76,"evidence":77},"Businesses and people may hang up on AI callers","commenter",[78,82],{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"44729424","qingcharles","This is exceptionally well-made. The problem is... people smell a bot and hang up. I tried using it to get a quote from my friend's construction company, but twice he hung up as…",{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"44729656","tamimio","What if the other side asked if it is an AI, will it lie? And if not, a lot will probably choose to hung up.",{"value":87,"source":76,"evidence":88},"Could add spam and scam call volume",[89,93],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"44724016","throwawayoldie","Super, the proportion of phone calls I get that are spam can finally go from 99% to 99.99%.",{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"44717510","moomoo11","I think its really cool! My only worry is do you think all of us are going to start getting spammed by AIssholes trying to scam us? I never used to get any scam calls like 3…",{"value":98,"source":76,"evidence":99},"Pricing and data privacy not clearly stated",[100,104],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"44717569","afarah1","I got interested and got down to the FAQ. The \"how much it costs\" question doesn't give any price figure in the answer. I'm still left with the same question and feeling like a…",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"44719623","b0wen","It seems you don't give a clear answer to the cost? How much would it cost for 1 min? I think it is important for consumers like me.",[109,114,125],{"value":110,"source":76,"evidence":111},"Clear pricing information",[112,113],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},{"value":115,"source":76,"evidence":116},"Open source or self-hosting option",[117,121],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"44727815","johntash","Any chance of open sourcing this or having a way to self host it?",{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"44716877","pnw","Has anyone made an open source version of this? It would be great to fight scams and tie up scam call centers.",{"value":126,"source":76,"evidence":127},"International calling availability",[128],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"44728465","endigma","ETA on international calls availability? Will there be another announcement, email blast, etc? UK, Canada, Australia or EU to start?",[133,137],{"value":134,"source":76,"evidence":135},"How does it handle whether the other side asks if it is an AI?",[136],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},{"value":138,"source":76,"evidence":139},"Does it work with other languages?",[140],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"44720878","tempay","Have you tried it with other languages, in particular where the user makes a request in one language but expects the call to be made in another?",[145],{"value":146,"source":76,"evidence":147},"Rosie answering service",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"44723992","jer0me","It sounds like an answering service like Rosie (no affiliation): https:\u002F\u002Fheyrosie.com\u002F",{"comments":43,"answered":43,"key":153},[],{"commenters":155,"max_depth":156,"maker_replies":43,"first_comment_mins":157,"lifespan_hours":158},121,9,30,197,[160,164,167,170,173,176,179,182,185,188,191,192,195,198,201,204,206,209,211,214,217,220,222,224,226,229,231,234,236,239,242,244,248,251,254,258,261,263,265,267,270,272,275,279,282,284,287,290,293,295,298,301,303,305,307,310,313,316,319,321,324,327,330,333,336,339,342,345,348,351,355,358,361,364,366,369,371,374,376,379,382,385,388,391,395,398,400,403,407,410,412,414,417,421,425,429,431,435,439,442,444,448,451,454,456,458,460,463,466,469,471,473,476,478,480,482,484,487,490,494,497,499,501,504,506,508,512,514,516,518,520,523,525,528,531,534,536,538,540,543,546,550,553,557,561,565,567,569,573,575,577,579,580,582,585,588,592,596,599,603,607,610,612,616,620,622,624,628,632,635,637,641,645,650,655,659],[161,43,43,162,163,43],"44717392","other\u002Fneutral\u002Fnone","zzyzxd",[165,43,43,162,166,43],"44717498","teeray",[168,43,43,162,169,43],"44718180","BoorishBears",[171,43,43,172,169,43],"44719039","commenter\u002Fneutral\u002Fnone",[174,43,43,162,175,43],"44723201","hn8726",[177,43,43,162,178,43],"44724258","delecti",[180,43,43,162,181,43],"44724309","netsharc",[183,43,43,162,184,43],"44794117","toomuchtodo",[186,43,43,172,187,43],"44724513","kaspermarstal",[189,43,43,172,190,43],"44717514","totalhack",[149,43,43,162,150,43],[193,43,43,162,194,43],"44717523","echelon",[196,43,43,162,197,43],"44718827","xboxnolifes",[199,43,43,162,200,43],"44720401","amelius",[202,43,43,162,203,43],"44720533","Arnt",[205,43,43,162,200,43],"44720704",[207,43,43,162,208,43],"44721371","iinnPP",[210,43,43,162,200,43],"44721758",[212,43,43,162,213,43],"44721840","jpc0",[215,43,43,162,216,43],"44722042","exe34",[218,43,43,162,219,43],"44794339","cweagans",[221,43,43,172,203,43],"44726023",[223,43,43,172,200,43],"44726325",[225,43,43,172,203,43],"44727229",[227,43,43,172,228,43],"44723458","sabellito",[230,43,43,172,203,43],"44725446",[232,43,43,162,233,43],"44726480","gosub100",[235,43,43,162,80,43],"44729351",[237,43,43,162,238,43],"44724498","fsflover",[240,43,43,162,241,43],"44725564","xtajv",[243,43,43,162,238,43],"44727562",[245,43,46,246,247,43],"44721105","project\u002Fcritical\u002Fidea","grues-dinner",[249,43,43,172,250,43],"44721206","Gud",[252,43,46,246,253,43],"44722387","addandsubtract",[255,43,33,256,257,43],"44722778","project\u002Fneutral\u002Fidea","siffin",[259,43,43,172,260,43],"44723438","Piskvorrr",[262,43,33,256,247,43],"44723498",[264,43,43,162,260,43],"44723543",[266,43,46,246,247,43],"44723481",[268,43,33,256,269,43],"44730206","lucyjojo",[271,43,46,246,233,43],"44726462",[273,43,33,256,274,43],"44722155","loloquwowndueo",[276,43,50,277,278,43],"44723443","project\u002Fpositive\u002Fidea","mikepurvis",[280,43,46,246,281,43],"44729316","throwaway290",[283,43,50,277,278,43],"44734813",[285,43,46,246,286,43],"44733194","lm28469",[288,43,43,162,289,43],"44726864","const_cast",[291,43,43,162,292,43],"44728463","pcthrowaway",[294,43,43,162,289,43],"44729603",[296,43,50,277,297,43],"44723902","osigurdson",[299,43,46,246,300,43],"44727076","yoz-y",[302,43,50,277,297,43],"44742566",[304,43,46,246,300,43],"44749040",[306,43,43,172,297,43],"44751576",[308,46,46,246,309,43],"44716984","jeffwass",[311,46,43,162,312,43],"44717274","jonathanlb",[314,46,50,277,315,43],"44717282","Esophagus4",[317,46,43,162,318,43],"44717423","chairmansteve",[320,46,43,162,315,43],"44717471",[322,46,43,172,323,43],"44718001","RhysU",[325,46,43,162,326,43],"44718554","keeganpoppen",[328,46,43,172,329,43],"44717898","djoldman",[331,46,43,172,332,43],"44727159","1970-01-01",[334,41,43,162,335,43],"44717393","protocolture",[337,41,43,162,338,43],"44722282","cph123",[340,33,43,162,341,43],"44722214","Sanctor",[343,33,43,162,344,43],"44722494","keysdev",[346,33,43,162,347,43],"44722742","debo_",[349,33,43,162,350,43],"44722656","rachofsunshine",[352,49,50,353,354,43],"44722967","project\u002Fpositive\u002Fdesign","runako",[356,49,46,246,357,43],"44741708","SoftTalker",[359,50,46,246,360,43],"44717407","stevage",[362,50,43,172,363,43],"44717535","ed_mercer",[365,50,43,172,360,43],"44718959",[367,50,33,368,363,43],"44719665","project\u002Fmixed\u002Fexecution",[370,50,46,246,360,43],"44720255",[372,50,43,172,373,43],"44720578","OJFord",[375,50,46,246,213,43],"44721906",[377,50,46,246,378,43],"44722165","ncallaway",[380,50,43,172,381,43],"44731024","lazide",[383,50,43,162,384,43],"44723039","jplusequalt",[386,50,43,162,387,43],"44736298","redwall_hp",[389,50,33,256,390,43],"44723417","belorn",[392,393,46,246,394,43],"44717017",6,"FiniteIntegral",[396,393,43,172,397,43],"44717375","virgil_disgr4ce",[399,393,43,162,381,43],"44722162",[401,393,50,277,402,43],"44720842","murukesh_s",[404,18,46,405,406,43],"44722126","project\u002Fcritical\u002Fdesign","nmstoker",[408,18,43,172,409,43],"44722524","chrisweekly",[411,18,43,172,406,43],"44722725",[413,18,43,172,347,43],"44722732",[415,18,46,405,416,43],"44724414","cisophrene",[418,419,43,162,420,43],"44717350",8,"clvx",[422,156,46,423,424,43],"44717367","project\u002Fcritical\u002Fprivacy","gruez",[426,427,50,277,428,43],"44723263",10,"drewg123",[430,427,43,162,381,43],"44731033",[432,433,46,246,434,43],"44721724",11,"globular-toast",[436,437,43,162,438,43],"44721838",12,"qwertox",[440,437,43,172,441,43],"44722663","jpeeler",[443,437,43,162,260,43],"44723628",[445,446,46,423,447,43],"44717943",13,"thirdfanged",[449,38,43,162,450,43],"44716798","kleiba",[452,38,43,162,453,43],"44717130","herval",[455,38,43,162,360,43],"44717424",[457,38,43,162,453,43],"44717851",[459,38,43,162,197,43],"44718845",[461,38,43,162,462,43],"44718897","Jensson",[464,38,43,162,465,43],"44719439","bryan_w",[467,38,43,162,468,43],"44721212","Eisenstein",[470,38,43,162,381,43],"44731041",[472,38,43,162,197,43],"44720349",[474,38,43,162,475,43],"44722900","nottorp",[477,38,43,162,453,43],"44727086",[479,38,43,162,475,43],"44727275",[481,38,43,162,80,43],"44729384",[483,38,43,162,357,43],"44741746",[485,38,43,172,486,43],"44717163","elwebmaster",[488,489,33,256,200,43],"44716930",15,[491,492,46,246,493,43],"44716915",16,"leeroihe",[495,492,50,277,496,43],"44717072","alooPotato",[498,492,46,246,360,43],"44717417",[500,492,43,172,496,43],"44718519",[502,492,50,277,503,43],"44717320","Zak",[505,492,33,256,95,43],"44717522",[507,492,33,256,363,43],"44717552",[509,492,46,510,511,43],"44717740","project\u002Fcritical\u002Fexecution","8n4vidtmkvmk",[513,492,46,246,95,43],"44718638",[515,492,46,246,511,43],"44725309",[517,492,46,246,95,43],"44730954",[122,519,33,256,123,43],17,[521,519,43,162,522,43],"44717414","nojs",[524,519,33,256,123,43],"44717531",[526,519,43,162,527,43],"44727050","pavel_lishin",[529,519,43,162,530,43],"44774139","toast0",[532,519,43,162,533,43],"44720575","ethan_smith",[101,31,46,535,102,43],"project\u002Fcritical\u002Fdocs",[79,537,33,368,80,43],19,[539,537,46,510,80,43],"44730304",[541,32,33,542,496,43],"44717091","project\u002Fneutral\u002Fexecution",[544,32,43,162,545,43],"44717145","b112",[547,548,43,162,549,43],"44717559",21,"andrewinardeer",[551,548,43,162,552,43],"44721699","mlsu",[554,555,33,542,556,43],"44717430",22,"generalizations",[558,559,50,277,560,43],"44721360",23,"sarabande",[562,563,46,246,564,43],"44729017",24,"billconan",[566,563,33,256,564,43],"44729035",[90,568,46,246,91,43],25,[570,571,43,162,572,43],"44717177",26,"throwaway81523",[574,571,43,162,119,43],"44727759",[576,571,43,172,572,43],"44728821",[94,578,46,246,95,43],27,[141,39,33,542,142,43],[581,39,33,256,253,43],"44722700",[129,583,33,584,130,43],29,"project\u002Fneutral\u002Fnone",[586,157,46,246,587,43],"44722283","throwaway0123_5",[589,590,50,277,591,43],"44722138",31,"tibbon",[593,594,46,246,595,43],"44718242",32,"anitil",[597,598,43,162,233,43],"44726443",33,[600,601,43,162,602,43],"44729031",34,"stuckkeys",[604,605,46,246,606,43],"44737608",35,"saberience",[608,605,43,172,609,43],"44807188","lablife",[611,34,33,256,572,43],"44717081",[613,614,43,162,615,43],"44723305",37,"dangoodmanUT",[617,618,50,277,619,43],"44717223",38,"chevman",[621,618,46,246,384,43],"44723074",[118,623,33,584,119,43],39,[625,626,50,277,627,43],"44717478",40,"reactordev",[629,630,33,368,631,43],"44717461",41,"rolstenhouse",[105,633,33,634,106,43],42,"project\u002Fneutral\u002Fpricing",[83,636,46,510,84,43],43,[638,639,50,277,640,43],"44716662",44,"user9999999999",[642,643,33,584,644,43],"44732462",45,"sparkalpha",[646,647,50,648,649,43],"44717190",46,"project\u002Fpositive\u002Fnone","jjmarr",[651,652,50,653,654,43],"44716725",47,"maker\u002Fpositive\u002Fnone","czbond",[656,657,50,353,658,43],"44719381",48,"natewww",[660,661,43,162,662,43],"44717640",49,"drivingmenuts",[],[665,670,675,679,683,687],{"id":666,"name":667,"points":668,"category":669},"44719222","Draw a fish",935,"creative",{"id":671,"name":672,"points":673,"category":674},"44716106","Use Their ID",862,"other",{"id":676,"name":677,"points":678,"category":20},"44682465","Price Per Token",339,{"id":680,"name":681,"points":682,"category":669},"44705960","cryonceaweek",296,{"id":684,"name":685,"points":686,"category":669},"44725202","Kathaaverse",280,{"id":688,"name":689,"points":690,"category":691},"44702894","7.css",174,"dev_tools",false,"v2",{"id":695,"name":5,"line":6,"ai":692,"cat":20,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rec":28,"s":696,"top":18,"kw":697,"maker":11,"domain":10,"tier":19,"attempts":43,"strip":698,"url":9,"mix":699,"praise":-1,"objection":75,"sub":21},44716414,-0.16,[24,25,26,27],"0000000112342005113213100033111231221435",[31,32,33,34],1794036679262]