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Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by majormajor »

LouisvilleGeek wrote: post #29
atentaten wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does your data stay local by doing this?

Mostly but it does upload some of the vectorized data to insert into the prompt for context. When you do a query llama-index tries to discover content related to your prompt and injects it for context so its not entirely local.

> Mostly but it does upload some of the vectorized data to insert into the prompt for context. When you do a query llama-index tries to discover content related to your prompt and injects it for context so its not entirely local.

When you say "upload some of the vectorized data" do you mean in a numerical embedding form or that it will embed the original text from original similar-seeming notes directly into the prompt? I've only ever done the latter, is there a way to build denser prompts instead? I can't find examples on Google.

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by glenneroo »

cwdz1 wrote: post #8
GiorgioG wrote: post #6

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This will sound harsh, but I won’t sugarcoat it: OpenAI isn’t a charity.

But at this point it should be (maybe not OpenAI but some other organization). OpenAI is close to becoming a necessity and a human right just like education so it should be 100% free and accessible at some point. EDIT: I meant AI, not specifically OpenAI.

If you use Microsoft Edge browser and go to bing.com, you can use chatGPT4 for free. Bard is also AFAIK free, albeit not as high-quality (yet).

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by thatcherc »

LouisvilleGeek wrote: post #5

Another option is to use llama-index and index the Obsidian vault. I use a gradio based web interface to query my Obsidian vault via GPT-3.5. It's pretty awesome.

Do you have code for this (or pointers to what you used to set this up)? I'd love to set up something similar!

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by j4eo »

nobody9999 wrote: post #22
cwdz1 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But at this point it should be (maybe not OpenAI but some other organization). OpenAI is close to becoming a necessity and a human right just like education so it should be 100% free and accessible at some point. EDIT: I meant AI, not specifically OpenAI.

>OpenAI is close to becoming a necessity I disagree. What gives you the idea that any software is a necessity ? We've (modern humans) been around for 200,000+ years and software (and LLMs for less than a tenth of the time that software has been around) has existed for ~0.04% of that time. Oxygen (in its molecular, 02 form) is a necessity. Water is a necessity. Nutrition of some sort is a necessity. Pretty much everyt…

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Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by shawnc »

This looks great! I was about to start learning and diving into Obsidian about a month ago, finally driven to begin building a personal knowledgebase...

And then I found Mem.ai and dove into that instead, and i've been extremely happy with it. It accomplishes this aspect he's offering here (where it uses your knowledgebase to assist in your writing). However, it's also got built in chat with your knowledgebase, and helps with auto-sorting and all of that.

For those that want their data on their computer, I totally see why Obsidian is the most desirable. So this sort of addition would be the best of both worlds for them.

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by reachableceo »

cwdz1 wrote: post #13
rovr138 wrote: post #12

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Question, why is this company a necessity and a human right?

See my edit. I meant AI generally (such as in AI-aided/enhanced learning, communication, teaching etc. etc.) not OpenAI the company per see. For disabled people (like me) first and foremost but right after the general populace as well.

What are your skills ? Do you want to work ?

Contact me to discuss . Charles@turnsys.com

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by sim7c00 »

cwdz1 wrote: post #3

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i have money for the API. i wouldnt pay for it ever tho. if you want to learn things, read. if you want to create things, create. no need for some language model assistance. ull end up relying on it and knowing nothing yourself and having no abilities. at most its useful for people writing marketing texts...

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by victor106 »

a_subsystem wrote: post #17

I use vim with the Copilot plugin. It's pretty astounding what it spits out. I was writing a handbook for a credit union board of directors and it was quite helpful at times.

I thought copilot only works for code. How did you use it to write a handbook?

Re: Obsidian-Copilot: A Prototype Assistant for Writing and Thinking

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Post by moneywoes »

shawnc wrote: post #36

This looks great! I was about to start learning and diving into Obsidian about a month ago, finally driven to begin building a personal knowledgebase... And then I found Mem.ai and dove into that instead, and i've been extremely happy with it. It accomplishes this aspect he's offering here (where it uses your knowledgebase to assist in your writing). However, it's also got built in chat with your knowledgebase, and h…

How does notion compare?
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