WordUp introduces AI-supported Fantasy Chat to revolutionise English learning

By Onome Amuge

WordUp, the world’s first AI-based English vocabulary builder app, has just launched a new AI feature named Fantasy Chat, designed to allow users to have an imaginary conversation with their idols, celebrities, writers, artists, athletes, and politicians, to discuss any topic and even debate with them in English.

The innovation, which is available on the latest version of the app on both iOS and Android in every country, is described by the founders as a very enjoyable and engaging way for English learners to practice their language skills and widen their vocabulary.

Paymon Khamooshi and Somayeh Aghnia, the founders of WordUp are serial entrepreneurs from Iran, who migrated to the UK as students in 2004,where they experienced first-hand the challenges of learning English vocabulary.

According to the WordUp founders, over 1.5 billion people speak English as a second language. However, it noted that compared to native speakers, many speakers from other parts of the world are naturally at a disadvantage in an increasingly globalised world where English is what connects people to opportunities.

Based on this, the revolutionary English learning App based on AI, has a vision to level the playing field in communication.

“English has 200,000 words. You’ll never hear 95% of them. 5% is enough for a perfect vocabulary. But which 5%, depends on your unique life, profession, hobbies, etc. WordUp helps you to focus on exactly the words that matter to you, sorted by their importance (usage frequency), giving you the absolute most value out of every minute of learning,” it said.

Khamooshi and Aghnia  noted that WordUp was already well-known for its ‘Knowledge Map’ concept, allowing users to uncover their existing vocabulary knowledge into a ‘digital twin’, enabling a hyper-personalised learning journey, with plenty of examples and visual learning content.

This approach, they stated, has already made it the leading app for personalised vocabulary learning, used by millions of people around the world.

“The problem was that words were learnt into the user’s “passive vocabulary”. They could recognise and understand the words when facing them, but it didn’t guarantee that they could recall and use them in real-time conversations (active vocabulary). In the human brain, moving words from passive to active vocabulary is only possible through practice and active usage,” the founders explained.

They,however, assured that the new Fantasy Chat feature will solve the notable challenges of active vocabulary in English.