On: ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you

[vitorfblima]

Except any "solution" that involves AI is actually a win for big tech.

[BubbleRings → vitorfblima]

The following is 100% vibe coded by me, (except for the algorithm that actually makes the music recommendations, which is about 5 lines of code I wrote 30 years ago.)

I created it in two months using Claude Code. It would have taken me three years without it. I would have never done it.

What about this free service is a win for big tech?:

https://SimilaritiesEngine.com

[UpsideDownRide → vitorfblima]

Is that true if we move to local models?

[bigyabai → UpsideDownRide]

Unless you intend to run your inference on a potato battery, you're beholden to AMD/Apple/Nvidia/Intel.

[someonebaggy → UpsideDownRide]

Yes, big tech controls them. Chinese ones will be trained to say certain things about Uyghurs and Taiwan, American ones about communism and Palestine.

[kdjdkcneixj → vitorfblima]

Doesn’t even have to involve AI. Any tech solution is a win for big tech. Simple as that. We’re way past the point of no return now.

[rob74 → kdjdkcneixj]

...except if it's certified organic open source?

[idjcjdjdjskdj → rob74]

Especially if it’s certified “organic” open source. To big tech open source is free labour.

It’s their game at this point, unfortunately. We hold very little say in how things go.