Show HN: Emma, a real-time AI video persona from Nuance Labs
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Hi HN! I'm Claudia, first employee and founding researcher at Nuance Labs. We're a research startup based in Seattle and have just released what we've been working on for the past 18 months. Emma, a conversational audio-visual AI that you can have a video call with in real time. It might be a little rough around the edges but we think it's better than anything else out there (we're biased, of course). You don't need to make an account and it works from the browser with mic and optionally…
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- Nov 9, 2026
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Show HN: Emma, a real-time AI video persona from Nuance Labs was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 9, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 41 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 18:21 UTC. It is #6 right now, climbing from #9 to #6 over the last 6 checks.
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Does Emma respond to the other speaker in ways beyond the words, see here: "I do not want to talk to devices. Ever.... That leaves just 1% of the total communication being the words that are spoken." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50429807 I recently setup BigHits for HN best comments to be read out after…
I can't believe how fast it responds! Very impressive folks!
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Is Show HN: Emma, a real-time AI video persona from Nuance Labs trending on Show HN right now?
Yes. As of Nov 10, 18:21 UTC it is #6, climbing from #9 to #6 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Emma, a real-time AI video persona from Nuance Labs reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 10, 18:21 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Emma, a real-time AI video persona from Nuance Labs been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 9, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (41 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
8 points and 2 comments; submitted by cvanea on Nov 9, 2026.