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Show HN: AI companions stack – create and host your own AI companions

by ykhli on 7/12/23, 6:45 PM with 41 comments

  • by yonixw on 7/12/23, 9:39 PM

    It's not host your own AI at all! You need like 5 saas api-keys to operate this app. But sure, you can host this UI on your own.
  • by mcbuilder on 7/12/23, 9:57 PM

    I hosted my own AI using SillyTavern + text-generation backend (e.g. oogabooga / KoboldAI), just need the power needed to crank the LLM.
  • by arisAlexis on 7/12/23, 9:26 PM

    I don't get why I wouldn't just keep an open tab with chatgpt on specific topics. They will very soon have big enough context windows. Why build another UI, deployment pipes and all that jazz ?

    P.s nobody will *sms the companion

  • by asynchronous on 7/13/23, 5:43 AM

    Tangentially related, how much would you guys be willing to pay for a company that could deliver a local model implementation that could run on high tier consumer grade hardware at a reduced ability? I feel like even if there was some severe restrictions (model wasn't open source, DRM, etc.) I’d still be willing to fork out for it.
  • by nl on 7/13/23, 4:00 AM

    I love how honest the README is:

    > Shortcomings

    > Oh, there are so many.

  • by yding on 7/13/23, 12:08 AM

    Good job Yoko!
  • by Havoc on 7/12/23, 9:18 PM

    Is this a16z associate with the vc a16z?
  • by veaxvoid on 7/13/23, 5:35 AM

    you mean kaggle? don’t you?