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Show HN: Open source alternative to ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools
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Re: Show HN: Open source alternative to ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools
#62How do you get value from chatting with documents? I can scan and read a pdf faster than I can chat with an AI about it. There must be more to it than I realize.
> There must be more to it than I realize. PDF material comes with different information density. If you have a lose collection of 100 manuals, and you need to find a snippet of information that could be in 10 different ones, I'm guessing something like this can help you navigate and locate what you need.
That would be a great litmus test for these programs. Dump gigabytes of manuals and ask "how many pins does the 74LS04 have?" "What size bolts hold the oil pan on a 73 Porsche?"
Re: Show HN: Open source alternative to ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
I also use NixOS, but if the target was not NixOS, I don't think you should be requesting the set up as needing fixing by the author. It just doesn't sound right - or maybe it is just me. NixOS isn't the defacto standard, and breaks the Linux FHS to achieve all the good stuff it does do. Either try to package it or use a docker image or maybe raise an issue noting the blocker and request it as a feature for some chan…
You guys really didn't get the joke, right? <-)
lol I thought we were all joking on this thread???
Re: Show HN: Open source alternative to ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools
#64Nice tool. However, these days, people are looking for something that is more feature-rich and can perform various tasks. Building an RAG system with a chat interface is common. There are many ChatPDF alternatives available that work great. Here you can check one of the popular ChatPDf alternative that is capable of doing much more than ChatPDF. https://www.thesamur.ai/chatpdf-alternative
keep Building!
Re: Show HN: Open source alternative to ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools
#65Can a directory of PDFs be queried or does it only support a single document?
Hi there!
We just added this in the latest release (v0.0.2). You can now create a document collection and upload as many PDFs into it as needed. The documents are processed in the background and once processing finishes, you can create as many chats with it as needed.
Quick demo: https://youtu.be/PwvfVx8VCoY Installation Instructions: https://github.com/SecureAI-Tools/SecureAI-Tools?tab=readme-...
Please try it out, and let me know how it goes. We're always looking to improve the tool so let us know if you have any feedback for us :)