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Interpretation
We take friction literally: the app blocks progress until the reader can name the claim.
Hackathon stance
We built Unread to study productive friction because fake understanding is easier than reading.
AI should stop you from pretending you read.
Unread is an anti-summary app. It turns articles, memos, and essays into locked reading rooms where progress requires evidence: one section, one checkpoint, one claim in your own words.
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Creative leap
Unread is not a faster summarizer. It is a tool that makes knowledge harder to fake.
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Conviction
The product is willing to frustrate you on purpose. That is the point.
Import
Paste a memo, essay, article, or paper excerpt.
Gate
Only the current section is visible.
Answer
Write the claim in your own words.
Repair
Weak answers get pushed back, not summarized.
Working demo
The discomfort is the demo.
A stranger should understand the thesis without a pitch: the app refuses to summarize first. It asks you to make a claim, checks it, and only then lets the next section appear.
Our bet
The best use of AI in reading is not speed. It is resistance.
Local demo requires 240+ characters. The signed-in workspace saves rooms and streams AI checkpoints from OpenRouter.
Serious
Claim-level summaries are required before the next section opens.
Friction level
Guided reader
One section visible. Everything after it is locked.
Unlocked progress
Create a room from the setup panel. Unread will split the text into locked sections and start the first checkpoint here.