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What’s new in Pepper

Pepper is built in the open, a little every day. Here is what changed for the people using it, newest first.

Week of 26 Oct

4 updates

  1. A security review before the code goes public

    We went through Pepper carefully before the code goes public with the first release, and fixed what the review turned up.

  2. A Telegram group to follow along

    Hey Pepper has a Telegram group. The daily build video goes up there, and first testers are picked from it.

  3. A simpler home page

    The home page now fits on one screen, shows a simulated phone call and answers the questions people ask first.

  4. heypepper.ai is live

    Pepper has a home on the web, with a short page on what it does and how to get involved.

Week of 19 Oct

8 updates

  1. Pepper answers the phone

    You get through with a spoken passphrase, and everyone else reaches a message taker.

  2. Pepper keeps your to-dos

    Tell it what you need to do and it tracks it, nudges you once and checks in.

  3. Setup guides in one place

    The setup guides became a docs site that ships with the first release. Other AI assistants can read it too, so they can help you set Pepper up.

  4. Real buttons on the dashboard

    The dashboard swapped its game-style key caps for plain buttons that say what they do.

  5. Routines

    Hand a small, regular job to a program, and Pepper checks that it ran and tells you when it didn’t.

  6. Pepper works for whoever installs it

    The first owner’s name has been taken out of the code. Pepper learns who you are when you set it up.

  7. A dashboard with five tabs

    Today, Follow-ups, People, Schedule and Review each have their own page, in the colour theme you pick.

  8. Fewer false alarms from group chats

    A group message meant for someone else no longer lands on your list, and Pepper greets you by your real name.

Week of 12 Oct

12 updates

  1. A voice made on your computer

    Pepper’s voice is made on your computer, offline, with no subscription. Turn on spoken replies, set the speed, or tap Listen on a brief.

  2. Briefs that show their sources

    Each item in the brief shows the message it came from, marks where to start and adds an Ask line on Telegram.

  3. Forget on request

    Ask Pepper to forget something and it shows you what it will remove. Once you confirm, it is gone everywhere.

  4. Search by meaning

    Asking about a conversation finds it even when you don’t remember the exact words.

  5. Decisions and facts you approve

    Pepper keeps track of decisions and facts only when it can point to where they came from and you say yes. They expire after six months.

  6. A weekly review

    Once a week Pepper shows how often its suggestions were right and adjusts itself within limits. The morning brief ends with a one-line health check.

  7. Photos and voice notes count

    Send Pepper a photo and it reads it. Voice notes in the chats you connect are included too.

  8. A spending cap you set

    Model costs stay under a limit you choose, with a little held back so the brief always goes out.

  9. A backup when the AI account runs dry

    If your AI account runs out of credit or hits a rate limit, Pepper switches to a backup key and keeps working.

  10. Pepper gets a face

    A chili in a necktie, holding a clipboard, picked from dozens of sketches.

  11. Briefs that survive a restart

    Scheduled briefs still arrive after the computer restarts, and your important people come first.

  12. The first version

    Pepper works from the chats you connect and sends you a brief on Telegram of what needs you. It never sends a message as you.