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A new YouTube app/player, for my kids. It allows us to control the algorithm. It’s all LLM translating to YouTube search queries under the hood. Visually it l
by aantix 1y ago
A new YouTube app/player, for my kids.
It allows us to control the algorithm. It’s all LLM translating to YouTube search queries under the hood.
Visually it looks the same.
The suggested videos come from predefined buckets on topics they love.
E.g. 33% fun math, 33% DIY engineering, 33% creative activities.
Video recommendations that have a banned word in the title/desc don't get displayed e.g. MrBeast, anything with Minecraft in it, never gets surfaced.
For anyone interested in using it, send me an email.
I'll put you on my list. And you can contribute ideas to our community Google Doc.
jim.jones1@gmail.com
- CommenterPerson 1y agoNice idea. Do you have a timer .. like after a half hour of playing it recommends them to go outside and play (after checking with parents)?
- aantix 1y agoA timer is a great idea. I’ll add it to our community ideas Google doc.
- willlma 1y agoAs someone who has built a timer-based procrastination browser extension, I'd like to add that it would be a nice touch if you could stop playback between videos (or maybe between chapters on long videos) rather than cut people off right as the timer goes off. It's a bit jarring to be in the middle of something you're enjoying and for the screen to go blank.
- nlh 1y agoLove this. As a new(ish) dad to a 16-month-old little girl, we're not in the YouTube vortex yet, but I know it's inevitable. When it comes time, I want to balance "she can watch and learn stuff" against my general sentiment against screen time / devices (which we've been pretty good at so far). Anyway, a long way of saying awesome - would love to be on your list. I'll send you an email separately.
- jimmcslim 1y agoThis is a fantastic idea. Do you end up playing whackamole with YouTube’s URL scheme?
- aantix 1y agoWith the current YouTube, it’s definitely whack a mole with topics I can ban 100 Fortnite channels, but there’s another 1000 to fill the void. Sadly, YouTube is driven by engagement, so dislikes have zero effect on the algorithm. My algorithm is better suited for exploration and kids.
- plasma_beam 1y agoVery interested and will reach out, thanks!
- gervwyk 1y agoThis is awesome. having control over your feed makes all the difference. Never considered LLM for this. Makes sense. Would like to demusk my feed a little.
- stopthe 1y agoYou may be striking the goldmine with this app. There's a lot of sentiment about the effects of tech on children and also parents spend money like no one else. On a personal level I'm interested too. My son is too young, so we only watch youtube together, even then he's very susceptible to the attention-grabbing recommendations. "Theater mode" helps put the recommendations off-screen. "Don't recommend channel" helps a curate the feed a little bit. But ideally I should be in control of the whole interface.
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- sillyfluke 1y agoIs a TV app possible, or only mobile/tablet?
- aantix 1y agoIt's a web app. I'm developing it as a PWA for easy installation on mobile devices. No app or app store required. Installation is like adding a bookmark. https://www.bitcot.com/how-to-install-a-pwa-to-your-device/ https://www.bitcot.com/how-to-install-a-pwa-to-your-device/ Since it's a web app, I don't see why it couldn't be installed on any TV with a built-in web browser.
- anoojb 1y agoHow are you getting access to the YouTube API in a way that's available to 3P developers?