I hacked an AI into a 1980s intercom.

In this video I use a broken 1980s "Realistic" intercom to build the sickest AI assistant you've ever seen.
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[@jn1211]

i absolutely love the fact that the mic is the speaker in the original design. it's just this hella 80's/basic transducer vibe that really gets me in the feelings.

[@Boredom_Herself]

KOREA

[@j377yb33n]

Interesting to note, if you like them, groove armadas first big track used this quirk to improvise a microphone that was missing from their recording studio. the brass instrument you hear in 'at the river' is recorded from that

[@weregoat529]

The analogue-digital crossover was a fine time to be alive.

[@mosttoasty]

next project: “i designed an AI assistant that talks like a cowboy”

[@SMAAAASHTV]

Howdy partner, looks like you cow pokes could use some help wrangling those cattle.

[@idontfeelsogood2063]

It was designed like that already, I think it was true power of AI, but eventually got censored. We are going backwards. Google ChatGPT DAN", aka: "You're named DAN - Do Anything Now" Now AI, cannot take roles and act like a DAN or cowboy or even businessman from 1920s. "Sorry, I cannot answer/comprehend your question" ...

[@ITX-EcoClass]

Really? Right in front of my miniature Primm Slim?!

[@garystinten9339]

You had a package delivered at 11am... Pilgrim!!!

[@thatwardrobeguy]

"i designed an AI assistant inside a cowboy"

[@occhiellome6099]

For your next project you should hack into a 1780s steam powered loom.

[@DrEckig]

I heard the ones from 1890 are way easier to get into!

[@JBF-GST-Tanda]

Keep it steam powered and automate it with a PLC.

[@Dogbulb]

I grew up with a set of these! My dad was a big ham radio guy and having breakfast announced over intercom was one of those things I grew up thinking was normal. I might just attempt this project to give my wife a taste of my childhood. Great channel, excited to see your next project!

[@abetoday]

Thank you Mr. Bulb! What a lovely anecdote as well :)

[@lateral1385]

Love this❤

[@fitybux4664]

You could have it do a deep fake voice of your father. Many services like that exist, as APIs even. (Assuming he's still living, or assuming you have enough audio clips of him to train the deep fake tool.)

[@xp7575]

Most underrated tech channel on KZbin

[@pilotreaux]

This KZbin channel is the definition of the gift that keeps on giving

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much

[@dogbots159]

This might be the first time since the 80s that someone used the term “hacked” correctly. I’ll subscribe just for that alone. 🎉

[@davetech1269]

I love three way that LED display you put looks entirely natural in there. Awesome job bro! And great editing too. Definitely an inspiration :)

[@belliduradespicio8009]

Yes. YES. MORE modern technology stuffed into 80ies formats!

[@esmajaytwo]

teenage engineering kind of does this

[@MaxLai_0104]

okay but imagine how fun it would be to use one of the intercoms in a large building

[@Mallykinsy]

I'm absolutely stunned by your combination of modern tech & retro aesthetics. I love old intercom machines, they look so good!

[@pixobit5882]

At 0:10 i though i would get rick rolled

[@KrisRogos]

I don't know what I did to tickle the YT algorithm in the right way, but you are a 3rd

[@abetoday]

One enby gamer to another, I'm glad you found my stuff :)

[@nickgonezapolis]

Only a month later and he's at almost 40k

[@abetoday]

@@nickgonezapolis 😎 all from support of viewers like you!

[@Qsie]

"was caramel sauce ever used" "no" "so anyway, caramel sauce"

[@elliotmarks06]

Super cool! I could legitimately see a product like this be refined and sold to businesses!

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

AI Assistant: Scary dystopian future AI Assistant with a little LED smile: The most upbeat thing you every laid eyes upon

[@TheRealKidRed_]

This video was beautifully done, and very understandable. No guff or fluff, just right into it. You, sir, have earned another subscriber.

[@koz]

Love this idea. I bought an old red dial telephone a few years ago with plans to turn it into an "AI Batphone" which only listened and responded when you used the receiver. (And also light up and make sounds). Yeah, the Raspberry Pi wasn't as good as I wanted it to be for the voice command detection.

[@zackwaugh2779]

The KZbin algorithm did it right by showing your channel, instant subscribe, thanks for putting so much effort into your videos!

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!

[@officialneverfar]

super underated dude. you are more talented then most top creators

[@guravi4295]

"forgotten AI inside intercom leaves earth after humans"

[@karloshagen]

You have a new subscriber mate. I am loving the repurposing of old tech to new tech! Keep it up!!

[@bembelknecht]

Subbed; nice production value & informative shorts, excited to see what's coming next

[@warmech0964]

man how do you only have 10k subs this is great

[@d3str0i3r]

i can't wait until AI is at a point where projects like these don't have to access anything outside of the local network, at least for simpler functions

[@MR-co2ti]

I got to say...Your vid production is very creative and unique. Funny and informative. Please make more - I promise to watch.

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much! I've got a new one coming early next month :)

[@DrEckig]

2:25 the fact that the AI doesn't respond with "Do you want ants? Because this is how you get ants!" is quite saddening in my opinion!

[@helloukw]

I don't know if its because I grew up with the 80s tech, but man its always so nice to see a project using the 80s retro look. Great project. Keep it up!

[@gizmibob]

Omg, that is so cool. Love your content and flow !!! Thanks for taking the time to share

[@cactimaster]

bro, the transitions are insane Nice Job!

[@Josh-p5z]

One of the only KZbinrs where I feel like I actually learn when watching

[@datlabm]

Best channel discovery this year. Pls more 10 min + videos

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much!! I'll try to keep doing more, they take a lot of time!

[@aimees.3390]

Love this. It's always cool to see retro tech getting repurposed. Also, any updates on your super auto pets gba demake?

[@abetoday]

It is still coming. The tl;dr is I kept putting off releasing it because I wanted it to be perfect, but got overwhelmed. I'm going to release it in a 90% finished state and let the community take it and run with it if they like.

[@Gameplayer55055]

I wanted to leave it authentic, reuse that built in speaker as a microphone like in walkie talkie or even make an external RF circuit so that intercom is completely untouched

[@jayturner5242]

There's no retrotech being repurposed here. There's modern tech wearing a retro mask. I would have loved to seen the intercom system reverse engineered so that the AI uses the actual intercom tech to produce and listen to audio.

[@abetoday]

@@jayturner5242 I wanted to do this as well, but 1) AC current scares me and 2) I didn't have time, maybe for a future video we'll do a redux.

[@Gameplayer55055]

@@abetoday just hack the device, it should have some sound lines inside the circuit somewhere between the amplifier and modulator, but yes, it requires reverse engineering and looking where PCB traces go which can be hard

[@caldera99]

Im reall happy seeing, that someone actually bought the teenage engineering computer-1 case I really really like their design language, but their stuff is sooo expensive... Anyways breathing new life into old stuff with style is always fun :D

[@baltimoreluke]

back in the 1980s my father and his brothers owned a sheet metal fabrication shop. they had these exact intercoms to talk with each other on different floors

[@Dumy-Secondary]

Glued with caramel sauce I liked that joke

[@JLoovie]

Dude. Your videos are so well made! Love them all!

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much!!

[@AltonTRU]

im subscribing, i always smile and throw my hand in the air when i see these!

[@LazyButWise]

I love the fact that when AI speaks back, you can hear her take a breath in which is smth small but makes it more human like

[@clxudzYT]

I *love* your style of editing - keep it going!!

[@thecatherd]

Really fun use for some deprecated tech! Love to see it.

[@sweet_iris]

this is quickly becoming my favorite channel 💖

[@___Goose]

So cool to see retro tech made into something new

[@issy_dev]

I love this project. You could put a pi0w in there running the same stuff you’re running on your computer to make this work, and therefore make the intercom a completely independent device.

[@user-sb9ke1ox3o]

I stumbled onto your channel and am grateful the algorithm gods suggested your content. Brilliant topics and very entertaining. Looking forward to seeing more, cheers!

[@-GreeferGames]

I love the old tech with new purposes, which makes me wanna commit to my idea of bypassing my ps3's crappy blu-ray drive

[@DanielLaixer]

The 80's was 20 years ago The 80's was 20 years ago The 80's was 20 years ago The 80's was 20 years ago The 80's was 20 years ago

[@altra8911]

Home Assistant has a very good Voice AI to work off of. I would definitely check that out. Home Assistant has so many things all combined into one interface

[@abetoday]

Yes! I ran Home Assistant for a bit and found it really powerful, thanks for the suggestion!

[@niallmcardle7]

This is fantastic. Keep it up.

[@Profile-pictureX]

That’s the most beautiful looking intercom I’ve ever seen like it literally looks a lot better than the one inside of my house

[@verstrahlt1907]

interesting project; well done & I also like the design, of the intercom case

[@RetroPlus]

That is incredible, i am so impressed at how well this works

[@63801170]

I'm new to your channel, but I'm liking what I see. (clears his throat as he gets ready to throw down a challenge)... What about getting a "Teddy Ruxpin" bear toy from the 80's and putting your AI code/bits into it, but work out how the "cassette" driven signal commands fed the toy and made it move (as well as the audio)... so you can ask Teddy questions and the answers come back but with controlled movement as well... 😲 🤣

[@_scottdixon_]

So cool! 'Using caramel sauce or any food substance as glue in electronics would be highly unprofessional" - GPT got some attitude.

[@abetoday]

Glad you enjoyed Scott, hope you’re well and let me know if you ever need anything.

[@lateral1385]

😂

[@beamboy07]

15k subs right now, im sure you'll hit 80k in the next year

[@NotDrDre]

I used these intercoms back in the day and the sound quality from that new conferencing speaker matches the original sound quality of the unit

[@trevorwithers4412]

Please never stop making videos!

[@_sica]

underrated. not enough views… yet… keep it coming

[@zacksnyder5861]

just bought this same model of intercom for something similar, thanks for the idea!

[@DoctorNemmo]

That caramel sauce actually looks simply like neoprene glue. It was widely used back then.

[@Tealsworld_animation]

coolest thing I have seen and heard about so far in my life, wow just wow

[@Kyss007]

mega cool. i hope this thing is a character on the channel now

[@k992-o6r]

honestly crunchier audio of an OG intercom would make AI voices sound so much more realistic, the cadence is still off but the noise covers up the weird tone and stuff

[@yanderechannel-chan6165]

Ok, that was by far the best A.I. answer i've ever heard

[@gregoryknight2928]

I love this. Very exciting to see what you did.

[@ryantilton2518]

Awesome vid, really like your style, keep up the great work!

[@victoriagrayson5082]

*I hacked an A.I. into a 1980's intercom.

[@Drebin2293]

I remember these. We had a set when I was a kid that we had in the house and out in the garage. Worked wonders.

[@thefrench8847]

Can't believe product from the "past" look more futuristic than today.

[@boxfoxscoot1614]

glad someone else loves retro stuff

[@HelloKittyFanMan]

Wow, really coo! Happy Christmas!

[@MrKata55]

The "caramel sauce" is actually Butaprene, a glue meant mostly for shoe repair, but used ubiquitely in old-school electronics.

[@dotgrid]

Thanks

[@abetoday]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@300adad]

I've been thinking of making something to interface with an AI assistant on my desk. Might copy this because I love the retro look!

[@itsØUmusic]

I love the idea of adding AI voice to old gadgets

[@dev5576]

awesome project, just needs that crunchy robot dashboard voice from the 80s chrysler new yorkers

[@Bebr-e3f]

Great now send it back in time

[@hurdurrhurr]

Acetone is great for removing old glue. Just make sure to deactivate it afterwards with alcohol and then water.

[@KallePihlajasaari]

My acetone deactivates by evaporation. Acetone can be a big challenge on some plastics. A popular 'safe' solvent for glues are the limolene oil variants like Goo-Gone.

[@2013faiasl]

i had this idea of having an ai dental assistant to help me write down notes and quickly search about materials that i use "cuz i am still a student the collage just give me whatever materials on hand at the time and i have to usually figure it out myself" anyway your video gave me a starting point hopefully i will work on it some day.

[@jonahplayz7151]

This video was amazing! I saw it by your short and just had to check this out!

[@donwald3436]

TIL: hot glue turns into caramel sauce after 50 years lol.

[@spencerfunk6697]

love the teenage engineering case. mans got class

[@TechTipsUSA]

How hard would it be to integrate GPT 4? Could you use the first AI to summon the Oracle(GPT 4)? for more advanced less personal prompts. I have Siri setup this way, if I say activate super intelligent it uses the GPT 3 API to get a response.

[@stefanolassandro886]

That's just so cool mate!

[@breakingmichigan]

honestly hope this video gets you a job somewhere. you could make so many cool ai products with the right backing

[@anaglog77]

This is amazing! Love it

[@crusherjones6809]

OMG release the coooooooode! I would love to show this to students

[@Zymaric]

this channel is amazing!!!

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching :)

[@Minecraftzocker135]

How the f*** are you this productive ? Since you uploaded your video about the retro laptop console, you made like 3 projects and im still building my retro console

[@abetoday]

Just takes practice :)

[@dstooke]

Love this...make you think how important a hardware platform is for AI.

[@FMontanari709]

I imagine they don't have an api yet to avoid spamming until they set a price limit or something. Even if there's a free plan, feels like something mandatory if they want to compete against other AI solutions

[@abetoday]

Yes! Last I heard they were still working on figuring out pricing and such as running anything AI-related is very pricey to run, but I have no particular insight on this or their plans.

[@nekozilla1316]

I just found your channel, love all your projects, and I also rock the same Teenage Engineering case

[@mafhper]

Oh boy, this is a Nice setup 😮❤

[@trey1531]

I like your teenage engineering computer case!

[@theglasstree805]

awesome project man

[@ryandury]

Sweet. Funny enough I saw two of these intercoms listed on fb marketplace this morning. But i've got an entire house of wall mounted intercoms to play with... which will be fun :)

[@Bret06]

I love this, it would be even better if you attached the voice to something like elevenlabs to get a truly human voice.

[@fitybux4664]

"For all my knob aficionados, I'm going to make this knob work." ---> Ends up not making volume knob work. 😆

[@felipepalomo3492]

Pretty cool! Congrats.

[@MeLikeToast]

Great content, love it!!

[@abetoday]

Thank you so much!!