I built a local AI-powered Ouija board with a fine-tuned 3B model
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HN · launched Feb 26, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 72%) · 0 views
Niche: open-source hardware and maker electronics · 180 launches, 3 in the last 7 days ▼ -73% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Content generation
- B2C
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Partial While prompting a local model via llama.cpp or Ollama is trivial, fine-tuning an open-weights 3B model and integrating it with specific hardware or interactive interfaces requires domain-specific ML workflow setup.
What it would actually take: Requires curating a stylized dataset, setting up LoRA/QLoRA fine-tuning pipelines using PyTorch/Unsloth, quantizing weights to GGUF format, and interfacing with a local inference engine. While AI can write the glue code, preparing training datasets and tuning hyper-parameters for coherent behavioral styling requires hands-on ML experimentation.
Discussion
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Concerns raised: Real crisis detection needed for sensitive content
Feature requests: iOS version, UX feedback on board animations and planchette movement, Writeup/documentation of fine-tuning methodology
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Launched 120 days after the earliest competitor.
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