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Re: Dot by New Computer

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Post by JohnFen »

thomashop wrote: post #14
leodriesch wrote: post #9

Their privacy policy lists OpenAI as one of their partners for data processing, which indicates that this is happening not on your device, and data is also shared with third parties. For me this is the main counterargument against apps like these. I want to feel free to post any information into this without thinking about who may read or use it. Local is the only way to go for software like this in my opinion.

They say in their about page: "We will never monetize your data. We will never monetize your attention. And we believe that the only way we can build towards the future we envision is through the continuous reinforcement of mutual trust and respect. Currently, we leverage best-in-class cloud-hosted models, including ones from OpenAI, Anthropic, and a selection of open-source options. Over time, we plan to reduce exte…

And what reason does anyone have to put any faith in that? And their service providers (OpenAI, etc.) may not be on the same page as them.

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Post by teaearlgraycold »

gizajob wrote: post #7

“Eventually, Mei decides she’s had enough of Dot interfering in every aspect of her life, uninstalls Dot, and goes about her business as usual, determined to interact with reality in a more wholehearted way.”

It could work well for business use cases. Basically a junior PM in software form.

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Post by JohnFen »

whalesalad wrote: post #25
ghostly_s wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Recipes cannot be copyrighted.

what if I prefix the recipe with a long rambling anecdote about my grandpappy’s old farm and the smell of fresh potatoes in the cellar

The recipe is still not copyrightable. The color commentary is, but anyone can just strip that out and republish the recipe in any way they see fit.

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Post by annoyingnoob »

gizajob wrote: post #7

“Eventually, Mei decides she’s had enough of Dot interfering in every aspect of her life, uninstalls Dot, and goes about her business as usual, determined to interact with reality in a more wholehearted way.”

"A year later, Mei is notified that new.computer was hacked and all of Mei's very personal data has been dumped on pastebin."

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Post by maaaaattttt »

ghostly_s wrote: post #19
sleepybrett wrote: post #3

Who owns the copyright on mei's grandma's flatbread recipe now?

Recipes cannot be copyrighted.

Can they be patented though? I was having this thought the other day and didn’t really check. I guess not, but it’s kind of ironic as a patent is basically a recipe.

Re: Dot by New Computer

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Post by karaterobot »

What can I do with this app that I couldn't do without it? It's just weird to me to turn over such mundane tasks as saving a recipe or looking at my school's listing of singing clubs over to an AI assistant. There may (or, historically, may not) be efficiencies to keeping my entire life in an app, but what's the new thing I can do as a result of this? Keep in mind that it has to be cooler than the lifetime cost of the app plus the loss of privacy (which may be variable, granted).
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