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Show HN: Admira – AI-Assisted Dating and Relationship Advice

2 points by koller-m 4y ago

ThalesX 4y ago
Is this just a wrapper around the OpenAI GPT API?
- koller-m 4y ago
  Not exactly. It uses a vector database, Pinecone in this case, to store relationship and dating data that has been scraped from the web. When you submit a question, it uses semantic search on that query to pull those most relevant piece of data, which it includes in the prompt to answer the question. Does that make sense?
  - ThalesX 4y ago
    Sort of; if I'm understanding correctly, it also has a separate data store with context that gets used to build a prompt for GPT thus making the answer perhaps more precise based on already existing data on the internet that gets scraped and presumingly manually curated. One thing to note is that it doesn't seem to keep a session / cookie for logged in and have lost my authenticated state. I guess I'd need to resend the e-mail.
    - koller-m 4y ago
      Yes, that's how it generates more precise answers. Thanks for the feedback on the authentication. First time using Supabase. I definitely need to fix that.
koller-m 4y ago
Admira in six words or less: Instant advice from an expert knowledge-base This is my second project using a vector database and OpenAI's API's. I initially created Startup AI which took the entire Y Combinator Podcast and generated answers to startup questions. Startup AI was sort of a litmus test to see if I could build something like this. I even used Startup AI to help generate the idea for Admira. The advice being to look for an industry that is underserved by tech/startups. I think we all run into relationship and dating problems at some point in our lives. I went through a bad breakup in 2020 and remember going through hours of podcasts and YouTube videos searching for answers on why it happened and eventually how to heal moving forward. Something like Admira would have saved me a ton of time and put me back on track a lot quicker. I apologize for the email verification. One thing I learned from Startup AI is that bots will submit your form, which in this case costs money. Looking for as much feedback as possible. Thanks!
- jfengel 4y ago
  I am unable to view your site at the moment, but I'm intrigued by your idea. I'll look at the details later. Viewing the way HN commenters talk about women, they need a vast amount of help. I've idly considered becoming a "dating consultant", if only to wave them off of the worst misbehavior. So many men seem intent on scaring off women before they even get started. I see no reason why a fair bit of that couldn't be automated. You can't program romance, but it could at least manage something watching over your shoulder and saying "IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DON'T DO THAT". (In the case of HN commenters, a bot that spat out nothing but that phrase would have a very high accuracy.) I look forward to seeing what you've come up with.
  - koller-m 4y ago
    Are you an expert in the field? Given that I have watched a lot of self-help content with a focus on dating and relationships, the app is very good at answering questions. Even extremely verbose questions. One pain point is getting the product in the hands of people looking for answers to those questions. And wondering if the advice feels cheap because it comes from an AI and not a human. Also, as a builder you tend to overlook simple UI stuff. The site uses Magic Link to login. You input your email address and then you're sent a link that allows you to login. Just a clarification because I've seen a lot of people input their email but not actually login today and I'm wondering if there's some confusion. I look forward to your feedback. Thanks.
    - jfengel 4y ago
      Certainly not an AI expert, and merely someone who successfully dated. What I saw looked like good advice. It wasn't what I had in mind, which was something looking over your shoulder to improve your profile and your chatting skills, but it did seem to achieve its aims. It was good advice that people should listen to. Kudos.

2 points by koller-m 4y ago

ThalesX 4y ago

Is this just a wrapper around the OpenAI GPT API?

koller-m 4y ago
Not exactly. It uses a vector database, Pinecone in this case, to store relationship and dating data that has been scraped from the web. When you submit a question, it uses semantic search on that query to pull those most relevant piece of data, which it includes in the prompt to answer the question. Does that make sense?
- ThalesX 4y ago
  Sort of; if I'm understanding correctly, it also has a separate data store with context that gets used to build a prompt for GPT thus making the answer perhaps more precise based on already existing data on the internet that gets scraped and presumingly manually curated. One thing to note is that it doesn't seem to keep a session / cookie for logged in and have lost my authenticated state. I guess I'd need to resend the e-mail.
  - koller-m 4y ago
    Yes, that's how it generates more precise answers. Thanks for the feedback on the authentication. First time using Supabase. I definitely need to fix that.

koller-m 4y ago

Admira in six words or less: Instant advice from an expert knowledge-base This is my second project using a vector database and OpenAI's API's. I initially created Startup AI which took the entire Y Combinator Podcast and generated answers to startup questions. Startup AI was sort of a litmus test to see if I could build something like this. I even used Startup AI to help generate the idea for Admira. The advice being to look for an industry that is underserved by tech/startups. I think we all run into relationship and dating problems at some point in our lives. I went through a bad breakup in 2020 and remember going through hours of podcasts and YouTube videos searching for answers on why it happened and eventually how to heal moving forward. Something like Admira would have saved me a ton of time and put me back on track a lot quicker. I apologize for the email verification. One thing I learned from Startup AI is that bots will submit your form, which in this case costs money. Looking for as much feedback as possible. Thanks!

jfengel 4y ago
I am unable to view your site at the moment, but I'm intrigued by your idea. I'll look at the details later. Viewing the way HN commenters talk about women, they need a vast amount of help. I've idly considered becoming a "dating consultant", if only to wave them off of the worst misbehavior. So many men seem intent on scaring off women before they even get started. I see no reason why a fair bit of that couldn't be automated. You can't program romance, but it could at least manage something watching over your shoulder and saying "IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DON'T DO THAT". (In the case of HN commenters, a bot that spat out nothing but that phrase would have a very high accuracy.) I look forward to seeing what you've come up with.
- koller-m 4y ago
  Are you an expert in the field? Given that I have watched a lot of self-help content with a focus on dating and relationships, the app is very good at answering questions. Even extremely verbose questions. One pain point is getting the product in the hands of people looking for answers to those questions. And wondering if the advice feels cheap because it comes from an AI and not a human. Also, as a builder you tend to overlook simple UI stuff. The site uses Magic Link to login. You input your email address and then you're sent a link that allows you to login. Just a clarification because I've seen a lot of people input their email but not actually login today and I'm wondering if there's some confusion. I look forward to your feedback. Thanks.
  - jfengel 4y ago
    Certainly not an AI expert, and merely someone who successfully dated. What I saw looked like good advice. It wasn't what I had in mind, which was something looking over your shoulder to improve your profile and your chatting skills, but it did seem to achieve its aims. It was good advice that people should listen to. Kudos.