Show HN: Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p

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What happened

I'm in 9th grade, and I built Atticus.

Atticus is an incredibly fast and cheap Mac assistant that can do tasks for you.

Key facts

  • I'm in 9th grade, and I built Atticus.
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:15:12 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

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  1. These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet

  2. Show HN: Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p

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