28 votes

(715) 999-7483 - A phone-powered multiplayer website builder

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  1. rkcr
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    715-999-7483 is a phone-powered multiplayer website builder. By calling the phone number, anyone at any time can update the homepage by describing the changes they'd like to make to it. What happens when you give the public the power to change one central website? Will they use the power for good, for stupidity, and will they wait on hold to use it?

    19 votes
  2. [4]
    JXM
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    This is a super fun idea. Like, assuming people aren't dicks and misuse it, I love the idea. It's a fun community project. The only thing it's missing is a way to scroll back through past versions...

    This is a super fun idea. Like, assuming people aren't dicks and misuse it, I love the idea. It's a fun community project. The only thing it's missing is a way to scroll back through past versions and be able to see what people suggested previously.

    13 votes
    1. [3]
      Mendanbar
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      I wonder if you could ask the AI to build a section of the webpage that caches previous prompts? 🤔

      I wonder if you could ask the AI to build a section of the webpage that caches previous prompts? 🤔

      5 votes
      1. [2]
        Arlen
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        Maybe, but doubtful. If I were to guess, the model is just iterating a static site based on the prompts, and doesn't have access to any sort of database. You might be able to convince it to put...

        Maybe, but doubtful. If I were to guess, the model is just iterating a static site based on the prompts, and doesn't have access to any sort of database.

        You might be able to convince it to put the text of the current (and maybe previous) prompts into the page, but it probably wouldn't update as new prompts come in.

        3 votes
        1. Mendanbar
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          I think someone tried exactly this, as one iteration had some comments in the source indicating what had changed. They were lost on the next update though.

          You might be able to convince it to put the text of the current (and maybe previous) prompts into the page, but it probably wouldn't update as new prompts come in.

          I think someone tried exactly this, as one iteration had some comments in the source indicating what had changed. They were lost on the next update though.

          3 votes
  3. [4]
    Mendanbar
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    I love that you can imagine the potential AI misinterpretation of commands. For example, the current background appears to be a painting of a cat on ceramic tile. I imagine the prompt may have...

    I love that you can imagine the potential AI misinterpretation of commands. For example, the current background appears to be a painting of a cat on ceramic tile. I imagine the prompt may have been "change the background to tiled cat pictures" and this is the AIs interpretation.

    5 votes
    1. [2]
      chili-man
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      That was my request, and that's exactly what happened. My other request was to "add scrolling, infinite if possible," imagining it would make the web page longer and scrollable. Instead, the...

      That was my request, and that's exactly what happened.

      My other request was to "add scrolling, infinite if possible," imagining it would make the web page longer and scrollable. Instead, the content itself moved up the page and looped.

      6 votes
      1. Omnicrola
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        Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

        Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

        4 votes
    2. fefellama
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      lol I didn't even pay attention to the ceramic tiles until you pointed it out, but yeah I can totally see that happening

      change the background to tiled cat pictures

      lol I didn't even pay attention to the ceramic tiles until you pointed it out, but yeah I can totally see that happening

      2 votes
  4. Mendanbar
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    The hold music while you wait for the website to update is chef's kiss.

    The hold music while you wait for the website to update is chef's kiss.

    4 votes
  5. dschaefer
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    this is too much fun. are you using twilio and openai?

    this is too much fun. are you using twilio and openai?

    1 vote