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p/better-call-santaCall an AI Santa Claus on your iPhone, powered by OpenAI
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João Pozzobon

Better Call Santa - Call an AI Santa Claus on your iPhone, powered by OpenAI

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Better Call Santa is an app that uses OpenAI's new Realtime Voice API to give children their own AI version of Santa to talk to. The AI model also detects their wishes and builds a wish list only parents can access. Give it a try! 🎄🎅

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João Pozzobon
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Hey everyone! ✨🎄 I built this app over the past month with two other friends at Georgia Tech. Here's some backstory: we had the idea after hearing that OpenAI had launched a public API offering the same tech from the ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode announced earlier this year. We decided to leverage that and ask it to make a realistic Santa Claus impression. And it worked wonders — you can see it for yourself. We have also used the function calling abilities of the API to do something pretty cool: when a child is talking to Santa, it can identify its wishes and add them to a secret list that only parents can access. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! If you're looking for the 30% off promo code, just follow the link: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ct...
Ashit from Draftly.so
Creative :) Would love to hear how everyone used it. You should share an update post New Year. Congrats on the launch @joogps @matt_steele, btw.
João Pozzobon
Maker
@ashitvora Thank you! Yeah, we’re also excited to see how people use it.
Sam @CRANQ
I think this is a GENIUS idea, I love the fact that now parents can use AI to do espionage on presents for Xmas - Does the parent have the ability to choose the accent etc. & are multiple languages possible? I think the parents might be taken aback when their child asks for like ten ponies & a castle :)) Hope the launch continues to go well!!
João Pozzobon
Maker
@cranqnow Thank you so much Sam! Although we haven't added support for any language besides English on the app itself, the Realtime API is as flexible as the ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode. So if someone wants Santa to speak another language, they can just ask for that.
Alex Fino
Hey João! This is very cute and creative idea! What are your plans for the app after Christmas? It seems like it might have some seasonality.:)
João Pozzobon
Maker
@alex_fino We actually found out that many apps that offer similar features (yet with worse implementations) tend to have stable downloads over the year with peaks during Christmas. We’re probably gonna turn it into a project that we pour our energy into every Christmas season and see what we can do with that.
Rafael Krueger
The feature that creates a secret wishlist for parents is such a smart touch. It’s practical and adds to the fun
João Pozzobon
Maker
@rafael_krueger Thank you so much Rafa! We loved hacking this feature out.
Besart
Cool app! Congrats guys 🎅
João Pozzobon
Maker
@besart_copa Thank you so much!