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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by dingnuts on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:09PM (#45107647)
AI feeding into a "private" database, so after the keylogger sends everything to OpenAI you can have a garbage summary!

Or if it uses a local model, enjoy the warmth and sound of your GPU while it consumes all of your system resources for instant messaging on, well, as you put it, three random services

but you know he tried Beeper!!!

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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by DmitryDolgopolo on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:22PM (#45107799)
Our users (including top founders and VCs) usually trust us with the AI features because it saves time and thinking.

However, you can turn off the AI features if you're into full privacy. :)

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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by giancarlostoro on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:32PM (#45107928)
> However, you can turn off the AI features if you're into full privacy. :)

I think marketing for AI should always start off with "Includes opt-in AI features should you want them" instead of just "HEY WE HAVE AI" I feel like it would make a lot of people close the browser tab much later than expected.

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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by DmitryDolgopolo on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:39PM (#45108019)
great point
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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by giancarlostoro on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:42PM (#45108064)
I'm one who loves some of the AI stuff after being a skeptic, but I see a LOT of immediate hatred for it, sadly even when it is purely opt-in (as it should be tbh).
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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messe... by devilkin on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @01:32PM (#45118432)
> Our users (including top founders and VCs) usually trust us with the AI features because it saves time and thinking.

I like to think myself, not have AI do it for me ;)

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