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speech transcription and summarization

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Chrome extension summarizing speech into bullet points

Shown by molli on May 3, 2024. Click the card to turn it over.

18points

16comments

#1,990of 3,515 in 2024

Top 57%of 2024 by points

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0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.

Execution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

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Cloud processing of audio raises privacy and security concerns
From 2 comments
- > You watch a YouTube video or participate in a video call etc. where humans are talking. If transcriptions of my video calls are being performed in the cloud on an untrusted…
  HanClinto on HN
- Yes, that's because it is a leak - just like most other cloud services by the way. Step by step, piece by piece, bit by bit the concept of 'privacy' has been hollowed out by…
  hagbard_c on HN
Extension did not work or no visible UI on YouTube
From 3 comments
- Tried it on a youtube video and it doesn't work.
  coldtrait on HN
- I clicked on the extension icon and it didn't work. I don't see anything for it on any youtube video page either.
  coldtrait on HN
- I was using it on Edge, which usually supports chrome extensions directly. So maybe that's why. Tried it on chrome. Could sign in, but doesn't work after that nor does it…
  coldtrait on HN
No explanation of how it works or how to get started
From 1 comment
- No explanation of how it works or how to get started. Doesn't seem to do anything. Typical problem. Developers often fail to answer the most basic question: What is this and how…
  zeke_the_cat on HN