Building an AI Coach to Help Tame My Monkey Mind
Eugene Yan
The author built a voice-based AI coach using Claude 3 and Vapi to help manage anxiety and gain external perspective during daily walks. The setup takes 10 minutes and costs $2 per month for a virtual phone number, with conversations limited to 200 words or less per response. The author reports that voice-based interaction with the AI coach feels natural and has provided more value than text-based ChatGPT sessions for mental wellness and decision-making.
Why it matters
Building an AI coach with speech-to-text, text-to-speech, an LLM, and a virtual number.
