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Show HN: Filey – File Manager Powered by AI

Hey there! So, I've got this idea called Filey—it's like your ultimate file management buddy. Picture this: it's a SaaS thingy that uses AI to tidy up your files and folders. Pretty neat, huh? But here's the kicker: it's just an idea for now. I'm itching to know what you think. Could this be the next big thing or just another pipe dream? Let me know your thoughts!
( 4 comments | on HN )
Re:Show HN: Filey – File Manager Powered by AI by ai_what on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @04:34AM (#40283511)
That's sort of like this I would think: https://github.com/mondaychen/file_organizer
Re:Show HN: Filey – File Manager Powered by AI by stoxy on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @04:53AM (#40283590)
Thanks, you think it would be a good saas idea?
Re:Show HN: Filey – File Manager Powered by AI by xucian on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @08:37AM (#40284761)
The differentiator would be semantic classification of the content itself, like "videos with your cat", "photos of your mountains" etc. I know Google Photos does it, but I haven't used it that much, not sure if b/c UX is bad or b/c maybe it doesn't solve an urgent need

also, the lowest hanging fruit might be helping me delete junk in my phone. but I understand this would likely include more than just metadata inspection and LLM-based sorting.

my main use case is deleting photos that are obviously useless, top of the line are memes I've sent people 1 month ago, duplicate photos, obviously wrong shots etc.

but might be just as hard as making a spam filter. maybe tarpit idea? I'd try it if I'd have the time, but it likely requires training, thus significant upfront costs

Re:Show HN: Filey – File Manager Powered by AI by keshavatearth on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @06:47AM (#40296472)
I've been writing with AI long enough to spot a "here's the kicker" from ChatGPT.