Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for an application for generating and auto-tuning reading passages. A method of operating an application includes generating a prompt which elicits a reply from a foundation model service that includes a reading passage tailored to the ability of a reader. The prompt includes instructions for generating the reading passage using one or more trouble words and according to a desired readability. The desired readability is based on one or more indicators of a reader's reading ability. The application assesses the readability of the reading passage, resulting in an assessed readability. The application generates a follow-on prompts with which to elicit follow-on replies from the foundation model service that includes a request to adjust the reading passage based on the assessed reliability. The application enables display of the adjusted reading passage in a user interface of the application.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a software application which identifies trouble words related to reading ability and generates a prompt for a custom reading passage based on the trouble words. The application submits the prompt to a foundation model service and receives the custom reading passage generated based on the prompt. In an implementation, the application receives parameters relating to characteristics of the custom reading passage via a user interface of the application. The parameters may include topic, age range, length, reading difficulty, and language. In some implementations, identifying the trouble words includes displaying a set of trouble words generated by a speech engine in the user interface and receiving user input including a selection of the trouble words from the set. In some implementations, the application executes in a context of a collaboration application on the user computer.