- Working from home with an AI assistant: has it changed your day?
I take fewer breaks to switch tabs and more breaks to actually rest.
4 - Show of hands: who types less than before?
I dictate emails, notes and messages now. My wrists thank me ๐
5 - Using XIRO with a screen reader: tips and rough edges
Blind developer here. Happy to share what works and what does not.
31 - How would you monetise a community like this?
Without ruining it. Think courses, templates, certification.
4 - Do you give your assistant's voice a personality?
I switched to a calm, slightly British voice and my whole workday feels more organised.
4 - Podcast and YouTube recommendations about voice AI
Looking for deep, non-hype content about speech and assistants. Share your favourites ๐ง
4 - What would make you recommend XIRO to a friend?
Mine would be: it just works on the first day. What is your bar?
32 - Introduce yourself: where are you from and what do you use XIRO for?
I will start. Freelance designer in Lahore, and XIRO reads my emails out loud while I make chai โ Your turn!
5 - Gaming with voice commands: anyone tried it?
Flight sims and strategy games seem perfect for it. Setups welcome ๐ฎ
6 - Weekly thread: what did you automate this week?
I automated my invoice reminders. It took twenty minutes and will save me hours.
45 - Voice assistants in the 2010s vs now: what finally changed?
Better speech recognition, much better language models, and faster hardware. Anything else?
5 - Voice profiles for each family member on a shared PC
We share one desktop. Each person should get their own memory and permissions.
4 - Kids and voice assistants: good idea or not?
My eight-year-old asks it science questions all day. I like it, but I supervise.
28 - Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, XIRO: what is actually different?
The big ones live in the cloud and answer questions. This one lives on my PC and does things. Am I wrong?
6 - Live translated captions for any video
Subtitles overlay for whatever is playing, any language.
6 - Accessibility mode: bigger HUD, slower speech, more confirmations
A one-click profile for people who need more time and clearer feedback.
26 - Best voice command you use every single day?
Mine: 'start my day'. It opens the right apps, reads my calendar and mutes notifications.
5 - Your assistant's worst misunderstanding (funny stories ๐)
I said 'call mum' and it opened a recipe for calamari. Let's hear yours.
4 - Hot take: wake words will disappear within five years
Presence detection and better context will make 'Hey ...' unnecessary. Disagree?
5 - What was the very first thing you said to XIRO?
Mine was 'Hey XIRO, what can you do?' and the answer listed things I did not know were possible ๐
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