signalHacker News Show HN2026-10-05
Show HN: Soulor, Rehearse hard conversations with simulated people
Soulor is an app built independently by a 16-year-old high school student. It simulates other people for rehearsing hard conversations, with multiple perspectives and analyses. It keeps texts encrypted and uses a multi-regional gateway with a fine-tuned model, reducing reply latency from 7.9 seconds to about 2.0 seconds.
- for who
- People who struggle with difficult conversations and want to practice safely.
- what changes
- They can rehearse with simulated people anytime, gaining insights without real-world consequences.
- to do
- Try Soulor to simulate a hard conversation and review the analyses and suggestions.
key points
- 16-year-old high school student built Soulor independently to simulate conversations
- Reply latency dropped from 7.9 seconds to about 2.0 seconds
- All texts are encrypted and a multi-regional gateway boosts speed
#indie development#simulated dialogue#ai application
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