[mpalmer]

The oral tradition is important because of the stories it passes on. The stories themselves are the thing.

How do you square this with this feature you've added where LLMs can generate slop that has no resonance for anyone? It would seem to be at odds with the purpose of the tradition you're building your business around.

[ggap]

Good point, the part of the LLM is to allow a user to insert their own context into the stories. For example, an anansi story, could be adapted to use names of people if that will help the user (example parent) give context (to a child).

[mpalmer]

I don't see the point of doing that; the stories' power comes from myth/archetype. They're fables. Anansi is a trickster god; the characters he tricks tend to be other gods, spirits or archetypes. They're not normal people. They're already meant to teach, and connect with kids. It's been happening for centuries.

I see you identifying a need (African storytelling traditions should be preserved), which is great. But I would really recommend talking to experts in this field before monetizing features that dilute these cultures' canon.

    We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are about to say is true. A story, a story; let it come, let it go

[bavell]

Has anyone said they actually want this? I wouldn't, especially for traditional folktales.