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Developer recreates AirPods Pro 3 "subvocal" feature in 9 minutes with one AI prompt

@joeblau says a single prompt let him rebuild subvocal speech recognition for AirPods Pro 3 in minutes, drawing wide attention online.

newest coverage 10d agosummary written 10d ago2 pieces6.4k likes & upvotes299 comments XHacker News

What to know

  • @joeblau claims to have replicated a subvocal speech-recognition feature for AirPods Pro 3 using a single AI prompt in nine minutes.
  • The post gained significant traction on X (over 6,000 score, nearly 300 comments) before being cross-posted to Hacker News.
  • The underlying evidence provided does not include details on the original "subvocal" project being replicated or technical verification of the claim.

joeblau Developer / poster

Developer recreates AirPods Pro 3 "subvocal" feature in 9 minutes with one AI prompt
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

Peak 1 piece in 3h at Oct 30, 9 PM; 2 pieces over 12 days (2 posts) Oct 30, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Oct 31, 12 AM — quietOct 31, 3 AM — quietOct 31, 6 AM — quietOct 31, 9 AM — quietOct 31, 12 PM — quietOct 31, 3 PM — quietOct 31, 6 PM — quietOct 31, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Nov 1, 12 AM — quietNov 1, 2 AM — quietNov 1, 5 AM — quietNov 1, 8 AM — quietNov 1, 11 AM — quietNov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 5 PM — quietNov 1, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — quietNov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 5 PM — quietNov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — quietNov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 5 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 11 AM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 5 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 11 PM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 5 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 11 AM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 5 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 11 PM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 5 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 11 AM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 5 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quietToday, 8 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quietToday, 2 PM — quietToday, 5 PM — quiet 12
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    Claim resurfaces on Hacker News

    The same claim and tweet were submitted to Hacker News under the title "I recreated subvocal in 9 minutes with one prompt for AirPods Pro 3," extending the story's reach beyond X.

  2. 1

    @joeblau posts he recreated subvocal feature in 9 minutes

    @joeblau published a post on X claiming he recreated "subvocal" functionality for AirPods Pro 3 in nine minutes using a single AI prompt, linking to a source.

    “I recreated subvocal in 9 minutes with one prompt for AirPods Pro 3.”
    — @joeblau