AskPG, a real-time WebGPU Paul Graham avatar for startup advice

Name: AskPG, a real-time WebGPU Paul Graham avatar for startup advice
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Author: ChicknNuggt

by ChicknNuggt·Jun 30, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

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WebGPU avatar rendering is slick, but Character.ai already does AI personas better.

Strengths

•WebGPU real-time avatar rendering runs entirely client-side without server costs
•State map extraction approach claims better reasoning than standard RAG pipelines
•Voice input with editable transcription before sending is thoughtful UX

Weaknesses

•No explanation of what 'state map' actually means or why it's better than RAG
•AI personality bots are a crowded category with Character.ai and others

Post Description

How this works is that I extracted knowledge from PGs publicly available essays. Instead of using RAG I used a state map approach, if you are keen about the extraction method I can share more in the comments.

TLDR: it’s a PG avatar trained on his essays and the avatar renders on webgpu, give it a shot and ask it about the hardest problem you are facing in your startup right now. If you like the avatars answer you can share your conversation here!