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Show HN: Storybooks – AI-generated bedtime stories for kids

8 points by awormuth 3y ago

plygrnd 3y ago
Site appears to be down.
- awormuth 3y ago
  i'll keep an eye on it!
ovisource 3y ago
Neat product! Small tip for your website, you might want to compress your pngs as they take quite a bit of time to appear for slow internet connections. There's quite a few lossless compression tools out there that you can use :)
- awormuth 3y ago
  good call, thanks for the suggestion!
gumballindie 3y ago
Suppose this was “trained” using copyrighted work?
- awormuth 3y ago
  I use ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, and try to avoid gray areas where possible. In general, this is a problem the entire developer ecosystem faces. I do hope there is more clarity on this issue in the future.
morsch 3y ago
The two featured stories I read were both awful. Bland. Cheesy. Nonsensical. Saccharine. The non-sequitur, occasionally AI-nightmarish illustrations might serve as brief entertainment for a small child. https://www.storybooks.app/story/IHQRqYMbMg https://www.storybooks.app/story/IHQRqYMbMg https://www.storybooks.app/story/exTtJbeDIV https://www.storybooks.app/story/exTtJbeDIV
- footy 3y ago
  I agree with you, I read the one about the bear and to be honest I find this quite disrespectful to children. These are, at best, the Uncanny Valley of bedtime stories.
  - awormuth 3y ago
    Thanks for the feedback! Lots of work to do on both the storyline and illustrations.
crobertsbmw 3y ago
Ui needs some help on mobile. A lot of the text is overlapping.
- awormuth 3y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. It seems mobile is popular at bedtime, so definitely something to improve!
darrenwestall 3y ago
It would be cool to get a different story emailed to me each night just before the kids bed time (7pm).
- awormuth 3y ago
  That's a great idea! I'll work on adding this ASAP. Would you prefer just a reminder with a daily curated story? Or something that's personalized based on your child's interest?

7 ms·

Show HN: Storybooks – AI-generated bedtime stories for kids

8 points by awormuth 3y ago

plygrnd 3y ago
Site appears to be down.
- awormuth 3y ago
  i'll keep an eye on it!
ovisource 3y ago
Neat product! Small tip for your website, you might want to compress your pngs as they take quite a bit of time to appear for slow internet connections. There's quite a few lossless compression tools out there that you can use :)
- awormuth 3y ago
  good call, thanks for the suggestion!
gumballindie 3y ago
Suppose this was “trained” using copyrighted work?
- awormuth 3y ago
  I use ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, and try to avoid gray areas where possible. In general, this is a problem the entire developer ecosystem faces. I do hope there is more clarity on this issue in the future.
morsch 3y ago
The two featured stories I read were both awful. Bland. Cheesy. Nonsensical. Saccharine. The non-sequitur, occasionally AI-nightmarish illustrations might serve as brief entertainment for a small child. https://www.storybooks.app/story/IHQRqYMbMg https://www.storybooks.app/story/IHQRqYMbMg https://www.storybooks.app/story/exTtJbeDIV https://www.storybooks.app/story/exTtJbeDIV
- footy 3y ago
  I agree with you, I read the one about the bear and to be honest I find this quite disrespectful to children. These are, at best, the Uncanny Valley of bedtime stories.
  - awormuth 3y ago
    Thanks for the feedback! Lots of work to do on both the storyline and illustrations.
crobertsbmw 3y ago
Ui needs some help on mobile. A lot of the text is overlapping.
- awormuth 3y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. It seems mobile is popular at bedtime, so definitely something to improve!
darrenwestall 3y ago
It would be cool to get a different story emailed to me each night just before the kids bed time (7pm).
- awormuth 3y ago
  That's a great idea! I'll work on adding this ASAP. Would you prefer just a reminder with a daily curated story? Or something that's personalized based on your child's interest?