Ozlo

@bentossell Ozlo is an AI bot that can help you find information and make decisions. We call him personal AI because he works for you - you can tell him about yourself and your preferences, tell him when he is right or wrong, and he will accommodate himself to you. He's different that most assistant/bots because he actually has his own internal model of the world, built by reading the content from many different apps and publishers. This allows him to have a deeper understanding of the questions you ask him and your own personal preferences. if you've tried any of the bots recently and found them disappointing, you'll see how Ozlo is a major step forward. You can see Ozlo in action in our opening blog post https://medium.com/teamozlo/intr.... Or signup and install the app on the App Store – we'll let you in as fast as we can. Also happy to answer questions here.

@bentossell Thanks! we have been working on Ozlo for a long time, but AI takes awhile. We're trying hard to under-promise and over-deliver.

@okito @michaelrhanson will this product hunt link give us access sooner? looks like it placed me at a regular spot in line. can't wait to try it tho!

@okito @michaelrhanson Hunted by @johnolilly, beta tested by @sarahtavel... should we read between the lines :-)? Congrats on the launch anyway. I was wondering: is it US only?

@cmconsing @michaelrhanson Hi Carl - yes it definitely gives you access sooner. We just invited a bunch of you guys.

@callmevlad thanks vlad!

@callmevlad I've started relying on Hound pretty heavily for the same reasons. Much easier than dealing with Yelp :)

@coreyo Hey Corey! You know it's a lot like what happened on the web - at first people were so excited about the web, they didn't mind having to find all the website they wanted manually and bookmarking them. After a while, there was so much information, you needed something to help you get to the right place –– and that is where Google emerged. We think we're at a similar point now with phones and apps. People are growing tired of trying to manage their own apps. You need a new starting point that is easier and more direct for the phone. AI and conversation are the most natural fit. It takes a long time to build an AI though. So although a lot of people are getting it now, I think if you haven't been working on something for a couple of years already, it's going to be hard to build something amazing.

@lorismaz make sure you sign up at http://ozlo.com?vip=producthunt -- we will get you in today.

@okito thanks, I just did

@eriktorenberg Great question. Building an AI people will actually trust and rely on everyday is extremely challenging because building the first version is just the beginning. There is a lot that goes into keeping Ozlo fed with new information so that he continues to grow and evolve that we have to do a great job of. It depends a lot on getting good feedback from early users like you!

@dleesta he does both! just tap on his avatar to text with him. The suggestion bubbles are actually just accelerators to save you typing; you can text anything you see there (or similar phrases) We did it this way to help solve the discoverability problem of conversational interfaces. Behind the scenes Ozlo has a complex system that can sense which suggestions are most relevant to you. It's still early but will improve fast.

@okito gotcha, yes i see that now. are you only supporting place recommendations right now?

@dleesta Ozlo is can become an expert on any topic we choose to feed him, but we've focused so far on places because it's something everyone can relate to and it's technically very challenging. We realized if we could do places well, we could do just about anything.