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Otto — Your personal AI biographer
Share your stories and watch them turn into a personal history with Otto. Just talk about your memories, milestones, or daily adventures. Heck, even tell the story of building your startup. Try it out with beautiful free chapter.
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@ashitaa beautiful idea! Please translate it to Spanish and Portuguese so I can send it to my grandparents and parents ❤️ This is lovely.
this is super interesting. will def want to give this a proper try, will definitely require some commitment, but seems totally worth it
Your product is quite remarkable, team! The idea behind it is truly fascinating. I'm interested to know, what exciting updates or features do you have in store for the next stage of development? Keep up the good work!
@detkov Hey Nikita - thank you for the kind words.
there are a few directions we can take this - agents to refine and enhance your biography, RAG to interact with your memories.
curious how you'd want to use Otto personally.
Wow that sounds really useful for capturing memories for future generations. The trickiest part, I suppose, is getting into the habit of doing the sessions regularly, but I truly believe it's worth the effort.
@max_kamyshev yeah. The habit def pays off and it keeps the sessions short so it feels like something you want to do.
thanks for the support :)
This is a cool idea! I'm always looking for better ways to capture the memories of this time with my kids
@nielshoven I love this.
What are the types of things that you want to capture? This is a public forum so only share what you're comfortable.
Would you like for them to read what you've written or would you like it just for yourself?
Congrats @ashitaa on launching Otto! 🎉
It's such a brilliant concept - turning personal stories into a digital memoir.
How does Otto handle editing and structuring longer narratives? Also, how does Otto handle sensitive or private information in the stories shared?
@imaravind Thanks Aravind.
We do structured sessions based on themes to organize your story into chapters that make sense. Chapters are created based on direct transcripts from your interview with Otto.
We take privacy seriously and all your personal data and stories are encrypted and protected and accessible only to you. The language models operate within a closed system - they generate text without retaining any information post-session.
You have complete control over your data, with the ability to edit, delete, or permanently remove information at any time.
What do you hope to use Otto for? Feel free to DM if it's sensitive.
@ashitaa Got it! Makes sense.
> What do you hope to use Otto for?
I don't know.. probably a digital memoir for my toddler daughter to go through when she grows up 😃
Good luck with the launch!
@imaravind awww. love that, Aravind. I like that you're looking ahead. I'm always fascinated by the stories we tell.
Curious - What kinds of stories would you tell her - more generally focused on your life or words of wisdom for her?
Waw congrats on the launch 🚀 Stories are really about how we experience the world as human beings. I'm so stocked to see new storytelling projects!
@diwan_liwe_pena_albert absolutely. stories are really about experiencing the world as human beings.
thanks for the kind words, Diwan.
This is a really nice idea. I can see this being a really nice companion tool for my parents who are nearing retirement. It would allow them to tell the story of their lives in a convenient format.
Couple of notes here:
- The site design is really nice, the demo of prompts is effective at getting the users attention.
- Is it only available for pre-order, or if I buy now can I use it immediately?
- Is it a one time payment for unlimited future updates or is it the price per biography?
- The “Try Otto” button at the bottom of the landing page looks a little like it is currently disabled, I thought it was until I went back to the site and tried to click it. Maybe a different color would highlight that it’s currently available?
- Can a user do more than 1 session at a time if they like?
Congrats on the launch, wishing you all the best with the product!
@mashy Hey Albert - thanks for your kind words.
When you talk about the 'emotional essence' of stories, are you asking how Otto keeps the feelings and moods from your memories when it writes them down? I’d love to clarify that a bit more.
for tech, we're using LLMs for transcription + writing the narrative. Right now, I'm focused on making sure everything you say is captured clearly and turned into text that feels true to your voice.
@ashitaa That doesn't sound bad and reminds me of another player in the biography game who also works with voice-only. How do you assess the problem that very few people can tell stories in full sentences and use a lot of filler words?
As the founder of Meminto Stories, I have been dealing with this problem for a long time. We developed a telephone assistant that simply calls old people without smartphones and asks them a question about their lives. It turned out that many people couldn't do that, which I found amazing.
I hope your approach works. Maybe we can exchange ideas sometime!
Best regards!
@albert_bruckmann that's a super cool approach. what made you decide to build Meminto Stories?
def would love to exchange ideas.
@ashitaa Thank you! For me, like you, it was the death of my grandmother. She left us her life on dozens of sheets of paper, completely unstructured and jumbled. I immediately realized that there was a problem here and developed a solution. Meminto is now used all over the world and we send books from Canada to New Zealand.
I even had the chance to appear in the German version of "Shark Tank" with it :-D
Let's talk sometime. You can find me on Linkedin or book an appointment here: https://meetings.meminto.com/boo...
Best regards, Albert
@ashwinl thanks - point noted on mobile.
re: use cases - there's a Lucius Malfoy - professional blond chapter floating around
@bonvisions Hey Bon - Otto is a palindrome and I'm a literary nerd lol.
thank you for your kind words.
Hey Ashita! This is something I really want to try with my granny. I've been thinking of capturing all the stories she's shared so I can always have something to pass on to the next generations.
I'd love to give this to my parents and friends to learn more about them and hear their story.
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