Alex Keybl

My timeline is filtered by an assistant and included in my daily news, but I do respond to @alexkeybl. I previously worked for Apple, Google, and Mozilla.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

I'm excited and a bit nervous to share Ferrytale with X. It's an interactive fiction AI "interpreter" that lets you immerse yourself in over 650 text games using just your voice. I've been wanting to create this for years.

Say exactly what your character should do, talk directly to other characters, and even interrupt them with your questions. Visit the horror of Anchorhead, Massachusetts or solve a murder in Make it Good. You'll need a recent Mac for low latency play, a Gemini API key for the model and optionally an ElevenLabs key to automatically design distinct per-character voices.

Cost, quality and performance is balanced by using a smaller hosted model, hitting ElevenLabs only for voice design and performing speech recognition/text-to-speech (whisper.cpp/OmniVoice) locally. Point your favorite AI at the GitHub repo to have it install everything for you and walk you through configuration.

Demo videos below are from playing Superluminal Vagrant Twin and Make it Good using Ferrytale (🔊 sound on).

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

You can find Ferrytale at https://t.co/Fsdyr1XC17

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

I'm excited and a bit nervous to share Ferrytale with X. It's an interactive fiction AI "interpreter" that lets you immerse yourself in over 650 text games using just your voice. I've been wanting to create this for years.

Say exactly what your character should do, talk directly to other characters, and even interrupt them with your questions. Visit the horror of Anchorhead, Massachusetts or solve a murder in Make it Good. You'll need a recent Mac for low latency play, a Gemini API key for the model and optionally an ElevenLabs key to automatically design distinct per-character voices.

Cost, quality and performance is balanced by using a smaller hosted model, hitting ElevenLabs only for voice design and performing speech recognition/text-to-speech (whisper.cpp/OmniVoice) locally. Point your favorite AI at the GitHub repo to have it install everything for you and walk you through configuration.

Demo videos below are from playing Superluminal Vagrant Twin and Make it Good using Ferrytale (🔊 sound on).

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@steipete I appreciate what you and maintainers have created. But not having simple update paths will limit its future success. Imagine if Firefox required users to do absolutely anything special on update. It would have been a niche project instead of 30% of browser usage at its peak.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

Makes sense, CEOs collect the context they need and then make predictions + decisions

If they hire well, they’re choosing between options presented to them by other executives and their direct reports

AI does a good job of selecting between choices and info presented by humans

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Google's, $GOOGL, CEO Sundar Pichai has said that job of a CEO is one of the "easier things" AI could replace soon.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@iBrews I’d be more interested in monthly active users. Likely to paint a completely different picture.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@RoszykAdam I think if you’ve got a good idea, it’s probably a good idea on another platform or in another format. Few products need to be XR-only or XR-first. Whenever XR does hit, devs will bring their existing apps over quickly, and they’ll bring their refined experiences with them.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@dafeijing This is very cool. I’m sure you all have also considered having the robot move out of the path of a person, when it wouldn’t get in the way of another person. Also important to place a flag or pole to get the attention of people - it’s still a tripping hazard.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@Jeff_Browndyke @sara__pequeno The issue here is that some percent wouldn’t have voted unless there was a 3rd party candidate on the ballot (or would have done a write-in). Or would have flipped to Trump. The true number isn’t knowable through voting data.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@sawyerhood Check out https://t.co/S5AmOtlDZS and hit me up if you need any help.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

The number of people who don’t like their algorithm is astonishing. Just took this screenshot.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

https://t.co/dmZfDCUPmq

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@benz145 Let me know if you’d like to Alpha test an AI app that you can configure to filter out whatever (conspiracies) and improve your algorithm.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

https://t.co/dmZfDCUPmq

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@wc_ratcliff Let me know if you’re also interested in testing an app that improves the quality of your algorithm in a more direct way. https://t.co/ZmnVBA9Cyb

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

https://t.co/dmZfDCUPmq

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@TheRealAdamG Is it possible to target the same model over the API?

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

I hope Vision OS 2 includes object and leg/feet occlusion, an issue that isn’t often discussed but constantly breaks mixed reality immersion,

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

Would be cool if Apple Watch was your primary authentication and all other devices confirmed a matching heart rhythm when touched.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

A peek into what I've been working on - tentatively called Sky Netbrowser. Works best with GPT 4 variants, though I've had some success with Claude 3 Opus. Sharing as a desktop app and open sourcing soon. I'm excited to see it evolve with feedback and contributions!

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@tina__nigro @KnocknockInc Unfortunately, the windows and volumes of other apps will not be visible when in a mixed immersive space.

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@nchan @guzzo92 Don’t you think the next iPhone Pro will allow stereoscopic/volumetric capture?

[Alex Keybl @alexkeybl]

@teknium 3.5 is now 3.5-turbo by default I believe