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Chris Messina
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Basically if Clubhouse had launched in the post-LLM era.
It's like what Odeo could have been if it had been born 20 years later.
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Have tried this out over the weekend, I have some thoughts:
- feels like early clubhouse days
- it's very smooth, at times it feels even more polished than big social apps like twitter
- transcription was a bit buggy at the start (I have an accent) but it seemingly adapted
- heard a lot of people say it will replace podcasts — I don't think so
- I wish the audio would stop playing when I leave the app
- if this gets PMF I can see twitter quickly whipping up a competitor and using their existing audience to lead the space.
- groups: i think groups will be huge for Airchat and they should be prioritised.
- memeposting is not as funny in voice form
Instant, accurate voice to text transcription might be the big unlock for audio-centric social.
For those on Airchat, what are your first impressions?
@rrhoover I really enjoy it - feels social in a way that's more about an appeal to your ideas in the moment over what authority has been generally granted to you by position and/or follower count.
@rrhoover accurate is the hard part here. It’s accurate enough but if you’re taking about anything technical or even using proper names of things in the convo already it tends to get them wrong. The good thing is there are a bunch of ways to fix this that I’m sure they’ll get to eventually
@rrhoover It feels fresh. I think there will be a lot more trust building because you can hear the person's actual voice. Also feels much more mellow than X right now.
@rrhoover It's unique. A keyboardless experience hasn't ever been so prominent before. The audio and transcription quality is pretty cool. Some background noise cancellation would be nice, though.
The coolest part is the quality of people and how reachable most of them seem and (kinda) are.
Voice is biometric data. An app like this must be open source and built on a decentralized protocol like atproto.com or nostr.
@derkolstad I like the concept but this is one the big issues. Very hard to navigate interesting convos and sometimes (many times in my feed) the ones you see and want to participate in are stuck behind a closed group
This one is special @Naval.
Intimacy of voice, with the asynchronous nature in which the conversation becomes the center of attention, hearing various thoughts and responses with an ability to chime in as one desires is nice for Introverted Extroverts like myself.
Great work @brianNorgard @kylebarber, Airchat Makers…Thanks for the invite Jason Levin
Airchat looks like a fantastic way to connect with others in a spontaneous and meaningful way. It's intriguing that you've created a social walkie-talkie. Looking forward to exploring it and chatting with like-minded people. Congrats on launching and all the best!
I've been using Airchat for a year, throughout all it's iterations. There's tons of amazing folks that I now call friends that I met on AirChat and it's definitely a breath of fresh air as it comes to social media apps, specifically because voice intonations etc cannot be faked easily.
You know who you're speaking with!
Definitely give it a try if you have a friend in there, it's really fun.
I am addicted. I absolutely love it. Having to use your voice as the only input is a beautiful thing because it humanizes and enriches convos. Well done 🎉🎉🎉
Airchat has been incredible. Feels super connective right now, meaningful conversations. Almost like audio notes with friends I haven’t had a moment to catch up with in forever. Digging it 🙌
Airchat turns social media into a conversation. It's crazy how big of a difference hearing the voice behind the chit makes. It feels as though you're in the same room.
There's some really interesting things going on as people experiment with treating the platform as 'posts' to be thought about and recorded vs. conversations with natural imperfections.
From a design perspective, the haptics are delightful and it feels so polished. It's a small team and they are working to push out features and fixes so quickly.
Congrats to @naval, @briannorgard, & Sigil.
Airchat is the best social app on the market right now. Instead of being forced to pay for X which has continued to remain mediocre under the new leadership, this is the one social app I would gladly pay for because of how delightful the user experience and the interactions with people in it have been. Super bullish on the future of Airchat!!
I've really enjoyed AirChat from the beta to public launch. There are a few things that make it special to me:
- The conversational nature is important. The discussion feels closer to those you'd have with friends in a coffee shop in SF or at a cocktail party in NY.
- The async focus allows me to step away when needed and come back to a discussion without feeling lost. Looking forward to seeing how this holds up as more content comes online, but it's been something I've liked to date.
- The density of incredibly smart and unique people is awesome. Have had conversations on everything from AI and Bitcoin to dating and geopolitics.
- In contrast to other audio-centric, apps it doesn't feel like anyone is grandstanding or rambling, etc. The form factor really forces clarity of communication.
Excited to see how the app continues to improves with groups, transcription quality, etc as it scales. Very cool to see it continue to progress!
Very interesting new concept that leverages AI for better social interactions online. Will follow developments closely. Looking forward to try it out when the team turns invites back on :)
Sounds great! I had an idea for something like this about 20 years ago while smoking the 'erb and playing Trivial Pursuit =D Seems daft posting it up here when you can't access it....Is there somewhere or some way to get an invite code please? Thanks in advance >>>
Well done! Connect with me if you want to explore social interactions for continued user engagement. I lead a team of behavior designers and could bring that capability to generate extra punch on KPI's
I've really enjoyed using Airchat. It's been an invaluable resource for busy leaders in the homeschooling community to share resources and support. I also recored a podcast asynchronously with thought leaders in 8 different time zones. It was our most popular episode so far and the sound quality was superb. The community is very welcoming and respectful.
@modulo1 have you tried the new version? I understand it's completely different.
@chrismessina I just logged on today. t has changed quite a bit since I first discovered it (a LOT more clean and user-friendly which is normal for a design-centered product with a lean ethos), but the spirit is the same, people connecting and getting addicted to deep, great conversations. Also, a cool piece of it is that Naval is super active on the platform and if you share something interesting or reply meaningfully to him, he usually engages and even gives personal advice.
I’ve been hooked onto this app. This is one of those rare social media apps that makes you a content creator than a content consumer by default( I can say this, because I’ve built a social media app myself and scaled it to 150million+ users in India) . The ease of using this app is very well thought.
Most of the apps are FOMO driven, but I see a genuine use case here. Having no voice filters adds to the authenticity. Way to go team Airchat