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NodePad: LLM-aided graph based note-taking and brainstorming tool

by beshrkayali on 5/19/23, 3:04 PM with 44 comments

  • by blazespin on 5/19/23, 6:32 PM

    Here's a similar project that was done awhile ago

    https://github.com/qrdlgit/simbiotico

  • by ftxbro on 5/19/23, 9:35 PM

    Another one like this is 'loom' https://github.com/socketteer/loom which was used in the research of the simulators essay https://generative.ink/posts/simulators/
  • by unshavedyak on 5/19/23, 6:53 PM

    Pretty cool! The branches i got back from my prompt felt a bit too concrete, though. My prompt probably sucked, but sub-node felt .. off. It just wrapped my prompt.

    Love the idea though, will explore again in the future

  • by cush on 5/19/23, 5:39 PM

    In the video, the actual demo starts at 2:20
  • by imranq on 5/19/23, 3:51 PM

    Nice! There is probably a whole space of applications that help users effectively prompt engineer a workflow with a UI
  • by tunesmith on 5/19/23, 5:21 PM

    To skip the LLM explanation, start watching the video at 1:45. The product description starts around 2:14.
  • by bajme on 5/19/23, 6:07 PM

    for what it's worth as someone who uses mind mapping tools daily for brainstorming this seemed pretty intuitive to me. I was up and running mapping something out pretty quickly. I wasn't sure what the brain and detective icon were so I just clicked them and found out
  • by fire on 5/19/23, 6:29 PM

    This is very cool! I'd really like something like this for local models to integrate with Obsidian
  • by _neil on 5/19/23, 4:39 PM

    Nice! I just started building something very similar on top of React Flow last weekend.
  • by ilovefood on 5/19/23, 5:59 PM

    This is really cool and quite fun to use! I very much enjoy having all the information on one screen and pair with an LLM to brainstorm and test ideas.

    I'm wondering if there is any way of running this locally, against my own models?

  • by june_twenty on 5/19/23, 4:44 PM

    The idea is sound but will surely be done by the MS and Googles of the world - even Dropbox will get in on this with paper.

    The execution is bad. I could add notes but nothing else really happened.

  • by furyofantares on 5/19/23, 8:39 PM

    A local version of this would be great, I've been wanting to organize my prompts and conversations in a mind mapping type way.

    But to be blunt, I have zero interest in a web version.

  • by dogline on 5/19/23, 3:55 PM

    But, what is this?

    Check website, no real text, just a video.

    Ok, fine.

    Video opens with an explanation of LLMs.

    Close video after a bit. Still don't know what this is or what it brings to the table. I'm not going to sit through a long video to figure it out.

  • by arthurcolle on 5/19/23, 9:25 PM

    "The content is not suitable for brainstorming or question generation"

    Okay, well apparently asking for a list of semaglutide distributors is thoughtcrime

    Prompt: "Looking for a list of semaglutide distributors" fails

    Prompt: "Semaglutide" fails

  • by richardanaya on 5/19/23, 4:01 PM

    The content restrictions seem overly restrictive.
  • by sigmonsays on 5/19/23, 3:36 PM

    UI functionality seems broken on firefox 113