Commenters question whether the technology is credible or vaporware
2 Nov 2 1:15 PM · 10d ago · 9 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 8
Multiple Hacker News users expressed skepticism, with one noting the website focuses too heavily on the problem without explaining the underlying technology, making it feel deceptive. Another questioned whether a Show HN submission should involve product sales rather than open feedback.
“The issue is that this is contrary to people's experience of what is possible, so without discussing WHY you can do this, it looks like a scam or vaporware.”
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I am so glad to see an unpolished early look and an honest evaluation of about five percent error rate in the YouTube video. The really cool stuff will be the applications on top of `subvocal` though at least in my opinion.So this could take "noise canceling" to a whole new level if you could somehow "speak" across a loud bar or across the world…
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One of the coolest things I have recently seen but would love some details. It also got me thinking a about this recent Neuralink post.
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I think this is incredibly cool and straight out of a sci-fi novel! I think this is phenomenal for accessibility and for hands-free computing in general. I also agree with other comments that the website should have more detail on how it works, such as what you included in the post body. Amazing work guys!
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This is very cool, but oddly, the site is TOO focused on the user problem being solved to the extent that it feels like snake oil. The issue is that this is contrary to people's experience of what is possible, so without discussing WHY you can do this, it looks like a scam or vaporware.
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With so many people singing the praises of voice to text, I keep thinking about how most sci-fi futures feature subvocalization as a prerec for that kind of adoption. Always love to see sci-fi come to life!
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Cue the resurgence of lip reading-based espionage. Imagining having to scan the room for people watching subvocalizers. Will subvocalizers start holding up a clipboard over their face a la NFL coaches?
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Do most people talk faster than they can type? It's the opposite for me - I also read aloud slower than I can read in my head.
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Yea in one of the further Ender's Game novels they talk about this tech a lot for characters silently mumbling to the AI.
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You can have a silent conversation with someone else wearing the device? This does not bode well for casinos.
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