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ovisource
Neat product!

Small tip for your website, you might want to compress your pngs as they take quite a bit of time to appear for slow internet connections. There's quite a few lossless compression tools out there that you can use :)

awormuth
good call, thanks for the suggestion!
gumballindie
Suppose this was “trained” using copyrighted work?
awormuth
I use ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, and try to avoid gray areas where possible. In general, this is a problem the entire developer ecosystem faces. I do hope there is more clarity on this issue in the future.
morsch
The two featured stories I read were both awful. Bland. Cheesy. Nonsensical. Saccharine.

The non-sequitur, occasionally AI-nightmarish illustrations might serve as brief entertainment for a small child.

https://www.storybooks.app/story/IHQRqYMbMg

https://www.storybooks.app/story/exTtJbeDIV

footy
I agree with you, I read the one about the bear and to be honest I find this quite disrespectful to children.

These are, at best, the Uncanny Valley of bedtime stories.

awormuth
Thanks for the feedback! Lots of work to do on both the storyline and illustrations.
crobertsbmw
Ui needs some help on mobile. A lot of the text is overlapping.
awormuth
Thanks for the feedback. It seems mobile is popular at bedtime, so definitely something to improve!
darrenwestall
It would be cool to get a different story emailed to me each night just before the kids bed time (7pm).
awormuth
That's a great idea! I'll work on adding this ASAP. Would you prefer just a reminder with a daily curated story? Or something that's personalized based on your child's interest?