Build Log #07: My Voice Leaked Into KURONEKO's Fortune Telling
The article discusses a recent issue encountered while developing KURONEKO, a fortune-telling product. An unintended inclusion of personal pronouns and AI references in the output led to negative feedback from users. The author details the steps taken to rectify the situation and improve the product's design.
- ▪KURONEKO is designed to maintain the illusion of being a non-AI fortune-telling service.
- ▪The author received immediate feedback about the inappropriate use of personal pronouns and AI references in the product's output.
- ▪The author had to explicitly list and ban all forms of 'I' and AI references to avoid breaking user immersion.
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| Original publisher | DEV.to (Top) |
| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/mintototo1/build-log-07-my-voice-leaked-into-kuronekos-fortune-telling-15m8 |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 22:48:43 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-19T23:04:58.373Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-19T23:04:58.373Z |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3912869) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } ミント Posted on May 19 • Originally published at zenn.dev Build Log #07: My Voice Leaked Into KURONEKO's Fortune Telling #claudecode #saas #indiedev #ai Zenn (JP): https://zenn.dev/mintototo1/articles/buildlog-2026-05-20-kuroneko-voice ¥500 tip — KURONEKO's first paid purchase. I checked the fortune-telling email that got delivered... "Even if these are words woven by AI, if they can make someone's night a little lighter, that becomes the reason I stand here." Oh no.
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