AI - whether deployed locally or in the cloud - is a huge thing with lots of complexity and a high degree of non-determinism. That's exactly what many people don't want with their notes. Heck most just use a text file to be super safe and simple.
On the contrary, LLMs are less complex than various NLP algorithms (many of them also use machine learning models).
Same with semantic search.
I keep my notes in text files. But I understand that LLMs are better for powering the features Grug Notes provides than other algorithms, even if they are non-deterministic.
I would apply the same reasoning to NLP, or "clever search" that goes beyond simple spelling mistakes. heck most people even dislike those stupid GUIs that keep changing to "adjust to the user"
Got you. We all have different workflows and needs, indeed. Apologies for assuming you were against this particular technology for notetaking in general, although your comment could have been more detailed:
Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work.
To the extent that I don't want ai modifying my notes, I agree. But when AI can help organize, tag, and make my life easier, then I'm all in. It's gotten better, but there are still cases where entities are tagged incorrectly, and you have to manually correct them. I always try to prioritize manual adjustments in the app over AI input. The goal is to reduce the effort I need to jot random info down.
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AI - whether deployed locally or in the cloud - is a huge thing with lots of complexity and a high degree of non-determinism. That's exactly what many people don't want with their notes. Heck most just use a text file to be super safe and simple.
On the contrary, LLMs are less complex than various NLP algorithms (many of them also use machine learning models).
Same with semantic search.
I keep my notes in text files. But I understand that LLMs are better for powering the features Grug Notes provides than other algorithms, even if they are non-deterministic.
I would apply the same reasoning to NLP, or "clever search" that goes beyond simple spelling mistakes. heck most people even dislike those stupid GUIs that keep changing to "adjust to the user"
Got you. We all have different workflows and needs, indeed. Apologies for assuming you were against this particular technology for notetaking in general, although your comment could have been more detailed:
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
To the extent that I don't want ai modifying my notes, I agree. But when AI can help organize, tag, and make my life easier, then I'm all in. It's gotten better, but there are still cases where entities are tagged incorrectly, and you have to manually correct them. I always try to prioritize manual adjustments in the app over AI input. The goal is to reduce the effort I need to jot random info down.