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Built a visual workspace for thinking with AI, looking for beta users

Hey folks, Alan and Alex here.

We wanted a tool that could help us understand complex topics better. The ones we used every day each helped with part of the process:

  • AI chats help you get answers,
  • visual boards help visualizing and presenting ideas,
  • note taking apps help organize and save ideas.

But none of them are great for actually building understanding.

As visual learners, we wanted something that combined visual thinking and AI.

So we built Sapience - a visual workspace that connects AI chats, notes and visual boards so you can think visually with AI.

Some great use cases for it:

  • researching a topic across many sources
  • reading a book or research paper
  • learning a new subject
  • writing and doing research for writing
  • organizing your personal knowledge

A few things that make it special:

  • Visual boards with AI for concept maps, mind maps, mood boards, and more
  • Connected chats, notes, and visual boards in one workspace
  • Transparent control over AI memory and skills
  • Local-first: works with plain text files in your folders
  • Free if you bring your own AI key

We’ve just launched the beta and are looking for early users who want to try it and give honest feedback.

If this sounds interesting, we’d be happy to share it. You can check it out at sapience.so.

u/Frequent-Ad7818 — 14 days ago
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Using visual boards + AI to learn complex topics

Concept mapping + AI has become one of my favorite ways to learn difficult topics.

  1. I read source material and discuss it with AI
  2. I build a concept map of what I think I understand
  3. I ask AI to look at the map, point out gaps, challenge weak explanations, and suggest what I should clarify next
  4. Repeat

What I like about this is that AI doesn’t replace the learning process but makes it much faster. The map makes my understanding visible, and AI helps me test it.

Curious if anyone else learns this way.

I wrote a longer version of the process here: How to Learn Hard Things Faster with AI

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u/Frequent-Ad7818 — 17 days ago
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Using visual boards + AI to learn complex topics

Concept mapping + AI has become one of my favorite ways to learn difficult topics.

  1. I read source material and discuss it with AI
  2. I build a concept map of what I think I understand
  3. I ask AI to look at the map, point out gaps, challenge weak explanations, and suggest what I should clarify next
  4. Repeat

What I like about this is that AI doesn’t replace the learning process but makes it much faster. The map makes my understanding visible, and AI helps me test it.

Curious if anyone else learns this way.

I wrote a longer version of the process here: How to Learn Hard Things Faster with AI

reddit.com
u/Frequent-Ad7818 — 17 days ago