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Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

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Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

#81

Safari support would be great. Any chance of a self hosted version?

We're actively thinking through ways to support a local version. Most of our users prefer being able to access the best models but seems like Mistral will have something comparable soon.

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

#82
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Hi Gabe, I used to work with you when you interned at APL on BSP! I'm glad to see you are doing great things and wish you the best of luck. This is an interesting product that I think has a lot of promise as a "pensieve" a la Harry Potter. Let me know when you start hiring :)

Woah, super cool to hear from ya!

Been a minute since the APL days though I still have fond memories of my time there. Big fan of the Pensieve analogy, maybe we'll throw that in the landing page lol

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

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When will this be available on safari?

It's part of the roadmap, likely releasing in Q2 Is that your browser of choice?

its the default browser on my phone especially when i open links from other apps, if that is not captured, then its not much use for me

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

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post #83
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's part of the roadmap, likely releasing in Q2 Is that your browser of choice?

its the default browser on my phone especially when i open links from other apps, if that is not captured, then its not much use for me

Good to know. Sounds like you primarily want a way to save articles from your phone then?

If mobile saving is what you're interested in, we can likely get that shipped even faster :)

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

#85

This reminds of Rewind [1]. I'm not affiliated to them in anyway, but I have been using their product for a few months and finding it quite useful. Their approach of screenshotting everything and saving it locally is more convenient for me, at least. [1] https://www.rewind.ai/

doesn’t that run locally as well?

I think the data capture, compression and storage is, but the AI part isn't. If I understood it correctly, the latter is done by sending data to ChatGPT.

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

#87
post #73

What about privacy? Why is no one here talking about privacy?

Thanks for bringing this up, as privacy is one of (if not THE) highest priorities for us. Happy to answer any questions you have, here are some preliminary notes that might be helpful: 1. We don't sell your data. Our business model is subscription based and we have DPAs with model providers to ensure none of that data is used for training 2. All data you explicitly save to zenfetch is encrypted in transit and at rest…

> and at rest.

What did you mean by this? The data (articles which users save) you store remains encrypted?

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

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post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for bringing this up, as privacy is one of (if not THE) highest priorities for us. Happy to answer any questions you have, here are some preliminary notes that might be helpful: 1. We don't sell your data. Our business model is subscription based and we have DPAs with model providers to ensure none of that data is used for training 2. All data you explicitly save to zenfetch is encrypted in transit and at rest…

> and at rest. What did you mean by this? The data (articles which users save) you store remains encrypted?

Correct.

The database provider we use encrypts all customer data at-rest by default using AES-256 to secure all volume (disk) data.

Re: Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant

#90

I used to be the guy who would save cool websites I stumble across so I could 'read them later'. Lol, ya right. Fast forward to today, I've been using Zenfetch for a few months now. Basically, everything I read, or wish I had the time to read / watch (they support Youtube too) gets saved on my Zenfetch library. Being able to ask for summaries of stuff you are browsing in real time is great for picking up new knowledg…

Reading is marinating. Summary is a taster. A lot of people conjoin the two but eventually people will get smarter and understand they are not the same.
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