If running out of 60 mins turns the device into a brick, that’s an F-. If it can be restored with a flat purchase, that’s a B. If it first degrades gracefully into a toy with a bunch of pre-loaded audio clips, that’s a big ol’ A+ from me.
If running out of 60 mins turns the device into a brick, that’s an F-. If it can be restored with a flat purchase, that’s a B. If it first degrades gracefully into a toy with a bunch of pre-loaded audio clips, that’s a big ol’ A+ from me.
Their website says you can buy more minutes. I wouldn't count on the servers being up for multiple years though.
Inference is always getting cheaper, so my hope is that restrictions like this can go away in the future.
I totally understand giving it a 'B'. But I promise you that I came at this project with sincere hope that I can build something that brought more joy then it cost into this world.
I have it at home and I think it's worth the money. My 5 year old uses it and the recordings I got from it I will keep forever.
* Santa tried to end the conversation and she said 'no no no wait, one more present'
* It thought she wanted a llama instead of something else and she hysterically laughed. As she gets older I don't hear that as much, and it made me so happy.
I call bullshit on things all the time, so I get the cynicism. But give it a shot! Seeing kids role-play with LLMs and especially when they hallucinate is a lot of fun. Honestly as the software gets better I think it might not be as fun. It almost feels like the joy of using Linux during the editing your Xorg config days. The chaos is what you fall in love with?
dunno
For what it's worth, I don't see myself as being cynical. I see myself as playing the role of the consumer. I'm holding yours, and every potential competitor's product to a high standard, which I could imagine being seen as a welcome advantage for any toy maker who wishes to distinguish themselves from the competition.
I'm the "I want to pay a premium to buy something once, and to find joy in how every bit of that thing oozes passion and love by its creator" consumer.
> Seeing kids role-play with LLMs and especially when they hallucinate is a lot of fun.
I think this is kinda fucked up
Yea, this seems so incredibly wrong to me. How somebody can write that, and not reel from comprehending the implications of what they're doing to their child, is so far beyond me.
Oh give it a break, KYLE ...
Why? It’s probably just speech to text failing.
It reminds me of using early Windows. The unexpected behaviors of the software was what was fun.
Maybe not something everyone finds enjoyable.
It's not about the hallucination part.
"I'm almost out of talk time little one, if you really love me you'll tell your parents to pay more money to keep me alive"