Looking at Smart Connections and Copilot in a couple of YouTube videos (like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG2ozNh-27Y), I'm not sure I'm comfortable with giving an app like ChatGPT access to my unpublished thoughts. Also, it strikes me that asking the AI "what was interesting about this?" would be another eample of the type of reversion to the mean that I don't love about generative AI.
There is an option to only run the AI locally, not to give content to online ChatGPT. That's what I use. I share your concern about giving my local content to a cloud app.
"Default settings
Local embedding models
Local embedding models enable leveraging the power of Smart Connections without sending data to any third-party for processing. BGE-micro is a small and reliable local embedding model used by default. This allows Smart Connections Smart View to work out-of-box; no API key, additional software or setup required!
Additional setup
File/folder exclusions
You can exclude specific files or folders from being processed by Smart Connections. This is useful for ignoring irrelevant or sensitive information."
Very cool. Exciting. I love stuff like this. I suspect there are many, many serendipitous discoveries waiting to be found, and the Obsidian methodology -- including retrospectively adding your writing and teaching materials back into your "fact database" will uncover them! It's like when you meet someone new and discover they're from your hometown or that you have a mutual acquaintance and you think, "What a small world!"
Fascinating about this particular union-organizer, socialist workers party "anarchist"! Seems like protest was acceptable, but when it turns violent, you risk your life (unless he was a scapegoat).
I was just browsing the Linebaugh and Rediker book (Many-Headed Hydra) about the 1741 New York City rebellion based out of Hughson's tavern, and the execution of Gwin and Peg. Sounds similar. I'll have to read up on the Haymarket episode, since it's all new to me.
When is a suspect or a criminal really a criminal? Who makes them a hero, or a martyr? Lots of historical resonances with that one, including recently!
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Looking at Smart Connections and Copilot in a couple of YouTube videos (like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG2ozNh-27Y), I'm not sure I'm comfortable with giving an app like ChatGPT access to my unpublished thoughts. Also, it strikes me that asking the AI "what was interesting about this?" would be another eample of the type of reversion to the mean that I don't love about generative AI.
There is an option to only run the AI locally, not to give content to online ChatGPT. That's what I use. I share your concern about giving my local content to a cloud app.
"Default settings
Local embedding models
Local embedding models enable leveraging the power of Smart Connections without sending data to any third-party for processing. BGE-micro is a small and reliable local embedding model used by default. This allows Smart Connections Smart View to work out-of-box; no API key, additional software or setup required!
Additional setup
File/folder exclusions
You can exclude specific files or folders from being processed by Smart Connections. This is useful for ignoring irrelevant or sensitive information."
Very cool. Exciting. I love stuff like this. I suspect there are many, many serendipitous discoveries waiting to be found, and the Obsidian methodology -- including retrospectively adding your writing and teaching materials back into your "fact database" will uncover them! It's like when you meet someone new and discover they're from your hometown or that you have a mutual acquaintance and you think, "What a small world!"
Fascinating about this particular union-organizer, socialist workers party "anarchist"! Seems like protest was acceptable, but when it turns violent, you risk your life (unless he was a scapegoat).
I was just browsing the Linebaugh and Rediker book (Many-Headed Hydra) about the 1741 New York City rebellion based out of Hughson's tavern, and the execution of Gwin and Peg. Sounds similar. I'll have to read up on the Haymarket episode, since it's all new to me.
When is a suspect or a criminal really a criminal? Who makes them a hero, or a martyr? Lots of historical resonances with that one, including recently!