AI Files
Productivity
file organization
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Privacy: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Minimal, effective interface
From 1 comment
This is absolutely incredible, and a very effective, minimal interface. Can’t wait to try it!
bbor on HN
Privacy warning shown upfront
From 1 comment
Privacy warning displayed upfront is a great thing! Looks an interesting use case though.
dstala on HN
Objections
Sends file contents to a third-party AI, raising privacy concerns
From 2 comments
It should be noted that this tool uses a prompt [1] which does include the whole file, or in case of non textual content, the metadata of the image/video/audio file [2]. [1]…
petemetefete on HNThe more words you sent, the better understanding the AI about the file. HOWEVER, it also comes with privacy concerns. You can choose to rather sent a few words for AI to figure…
jjuliano on HN
Prompt injection risk from unfiltered model output run via osascript
From 2 comments
Output from the language model is also being injected into a script that is then executed:…
greshake on HNYea that's me. It seems to be very difficult right now to get people's attention to this and make them take it seriously. On a side note, your project is also currently putting…
greshake on HN
Unofficial ChatGPT package risks credential exposure
From 1 comment
That package recommends using a ChatGPT proxy. This proxy has the ability to access ChatGPT in a way that OpenAI hasn’t been able to stop, but it requires a configuration file…
survirtual on HN
Requests
Run locally without external dependencies
From 2 comments
good idea. a tool that can do it locally without the need for a dependency might be better.
pictur on HNHow feasible would it currently be to use a standalone tool for this (instead of connecting to ChatGPT)? Are there any standalone command line tools that can be experimented with?
eterps on HN
Remember previously used categories for consistent folder structure
From 2 comments
Does this tool keep track of the categories it has used to build a directory structure over time, or does each file result in a new structure unrelated to the previous one?
eterps on HNThat is actually in the TODO items. You can also pattern it to a curated folder (if you have one). This feature would be available on the next release.
jjuliano on HN
Questions
How feasible is a standalone local model instead of ChatGPT
From 1 comment
How feasible would it currently be to use a standalone tool for this (instead of connecting to ChatGPT)? Are there any standalone command line tools that can be experimented with?
eterps on HN
Could the same approach auto-tag job postings
From 1 comment
The project auto tagging got me wondering if there's an AI that can auto create tags for a job posting. Ie what tech stack it uses, languages and the like.
langsoul-com on HN
Alternatives named
GPT-J locally run models
From 1 comment
It should be feasible with GPT-J. You should be able to run it locally if you have GPU with more than 16gb of video memory. Output quality might not match OpenAI offerings…
rnosov on HN