Basically if Clubhouse had launched in the post-LLM era. It's like what Odeo could have been if it had been born 20 years later.

Have tried this out over the weekend, I have some thoughts: - feels like early clubhouse days - it's very smooth, at times it feels even more polished than big social apps like twitter - transcription was a bit buggy at the start (I have an accent) but it seemingly adapted - heard a lot of people say it will replace podcasts — I don't think so - I wish the audio would stop playing when I leave the app - if this gets PMF I can see twitter quickly whipping up a competitor and using their existing audience to lead the space. - groups: i think groups will be huge for Airchat and they should be prioritised. - memeposting is not as funny in voice form

Instant, accurate voice to text transcription might be the big unlock for audio-centric social. For those on Airchat, what are your first impressions?

Why did you post it to PH when we cannot try it without an invite? 👎

I've really enjoyed using Airchat. It's been an invaluable resource for busy leaders in the homeschooling community to share resources and support. I also recored a podcast asynchronously with thought leaders in 8 different time zones. It was our most popular episode so far and the sound quality was superb. The community is very welcoming and respectful.

I applaud the team for making a unique voice app. However, the navigation between conversations and hearing randomness feels like a ton of chaos. This would be a GREAT app for podcasts to pull out the best nuggets. Seems like a better use case 🎙️ 🔥

Voice is biometric data. An app like this must be open source and built on a decentralized protocol like atproto.com or nostr.

Airchat turns social media into a conversation. It's crazy how big of a difference hearing the voice behind the chit makes. It feels as though you're in the same room. There's some really interesting things going on as people experiment with treating the platform as 'posts' to be thought about and recorded vs. conversations with natural imperfections. From a design perspective, the haptics are delightful and it feels so polished. It's a small team and they are working to push out features and fixes so quickly. Congrats to @naval, @briannorgard, & Sigil.

I am split Things I love: - All voice - Fully async - Translation Things I am not sure of - Too much of voice :)) - Text has a certain order that speaking lacks. Chances of rambling while writing are lesser. People self-dismiss, which doesn't happen as much in voice - The product seems overwhelming but I am sure that will fix itself. I don't think this is Clubhouse. While it may suffer the same state as CH, it will not be for the same reasons.

hey there. is it a new clubhouse?

This would be soooooo much better (in my view) if it was just for podcasts. Pull out and listen to only the best nuggets 🎙️ 🔥

I've been using Airchat for a year, throughout all it's iterations. There's tons of amazing folks that I now call friends that I met on AirChat and it's definitely a breath of fresh air as it comes to social media apps, specifically because voice intonations etc cannot be faked easily. You know who you're speaking with! Definitely give it a try if you have a friend in there, it's really fun.

I am addicted. I absolutely love it. Having to use your voice as the only input is a beautiful thing because it humanizes and enriches convos. Well done 🎉🎉🎉

anyone got an invite for me?

So, what exactly does it do? 🧐

Might be great if I could try it!

I would like to invest in this product at a "Product Of The Month" evaluation 💗

This has been trending on X since many days. Congratulations on the launch!

Love the app. Optimistic on the future of real conversations.

Eager to try out how it works!