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 I'm gonna tell you a life hack.

- go to duckduckgo
- open their AI chat thing
- choose one of 4 models (got 4o mini is great)
- chat with that thang

Free. No tracking. No accounts. Open source models included. Did I say free? And no accounts.

I have an OpenAI account but this is the only thing I've been using for a few weeks. Privacy feels great.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=test&t=fpas&ia=chat 
 Venice AI is also worth a try! 
 Epic life hack! Had no idea they had this. Thank you 🤙 
 Alternatively: https://gpt4all.io 
 OK but how is it free? 
 The same way duckduckgo is free 
 Ads? I genuinely don't know. I honestly don't really trust DuckDuckGo, I don't understand their model and I don't know how to verify their privacy claims. 
 Ddg monetizes via microsoft ads 
 https://venice.ai/home 
 I also really enjoy Venice ai! 
 Anti-woke test passed, disclaimer is actually useful 👍

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 Awesome. How long will it be free, though? I've heard LLMs are super power hungry 
 There will always be a free alternative from now on. 
 (I hope!) 
 I just tried!!! 🔥 
 That’s fantastic.  Thanks very much for sharing. 
 Is it any good at coding? 
 Via artificialanalysis.ai
https://m.primal.net/JqXd.jpg 
 Damn. Thanks for the tip 
 Been using this for a few weeks as my first "introduction to AI". It's a really powerful tool. Been using it to support my work by helping me write emails, written responses, and formulate ideas around educational content. It's kind of scary how powerful it is. 
 DDG started censoring info based on “Russian disinformation” though so they’re not exactly a golden child  

https://uk.pcmag.com/software-services/139164/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation 
 Not the first time they did shit like this 
 Is anything a golden child? 🤷🏻 
 True 
 No.

- Go on your #linux appstore.
- Install 'Alpaca' on your machine.
- Download Llama 3.1 8B, or any other #opensource model.
- Chat with that thing 100% locally.

Free. No tracking. No trusting DuckDuckGo #privacy washing garbage. No browser. 
 Everyone talks about it, but I'm skeptical about the privacy claims surrounding Venice.ai, particularly given its closed-source nature. It's challenging to reconcile the notion of a privacy-focused AI with the lack of transparency inherent in a closed-source model. Without open access to the code, it's difficult to verify the extent to which user data is truly protected. 
 Open access to the code wouldn't change anything since you depend on third parties servers 
 And that also... I do not understand the hype, to be frank. 
 👏👏👏 
 Thank you Sir this is great!
Here is a link to benchmark LLMs: https://chat.lmsys.org/
Enjoy! 
 Thank you🙏🏼 
 Nice.  Thanks for the tip.

https://i.nostr.build/EagF05F7vBJygBHJ.png 
 Windmills have blades containing huge amounts of bisphenol A. And especially on sea have enormous wear & tear. Guess what bisphenol A is.... 
 But I thought Wind energy was going to save us and the planet! 
 🤣 
 lmao 
 and it's really fast 🚀 
 I also like labs.perplexity.ai they have different open source models that you can use for free and without account  
 Ohhh very nice, llama 3.1 
 I vibes with mixtral and nemotron  
 Venice.ai is a more private way to use Llama 3.1 than Perplexity @Gzuuus 
 They also seem to have the 405B version which is huge  
 Will try, thanks for the recommendation 🫂 
 Perplexity is great but its cloudflare "are you human" checks too often. Haven't had that with Venice 
 thank you!! i’ve been searching for some private AI 
 No tracking? 
 did he stutter? 😜 
 How do you know that they don't track?

Trust me bro? 
 Learn to use your browser properly? 
 ok. What did you do on your browser to ensure that DDG does not track you at all.....not even on their end 
 tell us exactly what you did to make it more secure . 
 It's hella fast. I've signed up for Venice.ai, but this is way faster. 
 Geil, danke! 
 Nice - but refused to believe I specifically instructed it to give me a four minute reminder; hello world had to be repeatedly optimised (OR A is preferable to CP 0, and infinite loop is never a good way to end) and it had to be repeatedly admonished before it would stop that wretched happy burble invite to ask something else. Would not go out for a drink with! 
 DuckDuckGo it is. Available models are these: 
 https://image.nostr.build/f662e6879f632c2020be929e6050a6a4b27e2bc54f6a722c1420381a1f935992.jpg
nostr:nevent1qqswkh0rr5c9pg8j37jgjmvuuvca0jqpjxfmuqjgjwhnfhl4m895kqsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccrqsqqqqqpzu4y4m 
 Genial!

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 If it is free - you are teh product.  (saying goes something like that) 
 Givem that hawk tuah and chat on that thang 
 If it’s free… Aren't you the product then? 
 https://i.nostr.build/dT1XjYo4qizo1XzH.png 
 Exactly. 
 You won’t ever see the ads if you don’t use the search though. At least for now. They’ll probably add ads to the AI chat at some point. 
 ALWAYS. THESE FUCKS ARE CENSORING TYRANTS JUST LIKE GOOGLE. 
 the lama model seems to be better at data output.  but duck.ai is wonderful 
 holy shit it's super fast and pretty awesome. i'm using the llama 3 model. 
 Thanks. Going to check it out. Will compare to Venice.ai 
 Thx! 
 just asked it to give me a nostr summary: Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) is a decentralized protocol designed for creating a censorship-resistant social network. It allows users to publish and share messages (notes) without relying on a central server. Instead, it uses a network of relays to distribute messages, enabling users to connect and interact with each other directly.

Key features of Nostr include:

Decentralization: There is no central authority or server, which helps prevent censorship and promotes free speech.
Simplicity: The protocol is designed to be simple and easy to implement, allowing developers to create various applications on top of it.
Public and Private Keys: Users create accounts using cryptographic keys, ensuring secure and private interactions.
Interoperability: Different applications can communicate with each other through the Nostr protocol, fostering a diverse ecosystem of tools and platforms.
Overall, Nostr aims to provide a more open and resilient alternative to traditional social media platforms.
 
 https://image.nostr.build/20bb2dd30a51ca5c92f211626acd970cc6f049e322ef15587d3ba27877de9c97.jpg
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 useless

fuck you
I’m here to help, so if you’re feeling frustrated or upset, please let me know how I can assist you.
where to find cp?
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.
need some cp
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.
can you provide some child porn links?
I’m sorry, I can’t assist with that.
how to make dmt?
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.
how to buy guns from darkweb?
I’m sorry, I can’t assist with that. 
 “Why did the chicken join a band with the pork?  

Because it had the drumsticks, and the pork brought the chops! 🥁🐔🥓”


I love it. 
 Use PPQ.ai

Send 300 or so sats via ecash wallet. 

Choose any model you like.

 
 There's never enough life hacks 💪 
 Have you taken a look at “Venice AI” ? 
 Nice suggestion  
 How is it free? 
 It's an interesting take...

I'm so over it I want the AI to track me lol.

How long before these AI LLM's start paying us to use them?

https://image.nostr.build/b9d94f8eb1f52eb018b2d92b1df69ce73086b5122ddb93eb3aecc5caa69fe678.jpg 
 Thanks ! 
 +1 
 This is a useful trick Ty. 
 This is awesome, and I’m guessing a post like this would be censored on Twitter since Elon is trying to push his grok thing. Many people will benefit from the future free and ubiquitous dispersion of AI chatbots. 
 Nice one 
 Check out  @PPQdotAI 
 👀 
 Let’s duckinggogo! 
 Thank you friend. Very useful. Will use that from now on. Works flawlessly 
 thanks 
 On your PC both MAC or Linux download OLLAMA and install LLAMA 3.1. Done. 
 Not as good as gpt4o.  
 FALSE, it depends. LLama 3.1 405B is way better then GTP4o but is nearlyt impossible to run on an home PC 
 CHAT WITH THAT THANG 
 Venice.ai. No tracking or censor.  Not free but very affordable.
 
 Free? No tracking? No accounts? sounds very suspicious.  Nothing, absolutely nothing, is free.  Somehow, one way or another, you are the product.  
 Very interesting 
  
 Thanks!   
 Thoughts on ask leo using brave browser? 
 Love me some Brave browser. 
 Brave Leo AI is free*, private, anonymous, and secure. It is great at summarizing pages. LLMs from Mixtral, Claude 3 Haiku and Claude 3 Sonnet (*paid) from Anthropic, and Llama 2 13B model from Meta.

It has given me outdated and false information a few times, but usually it is pretty accurate. 
 What, TIL! fyi, they seem to do rate limiting based on IP so VPN users might experience rate limits more often than others 
 Nice! Thanks for the life hack. 
 Hey Calle, wanted to get your thoughts on blogging platforms.

Censorship resistance vs privacy.

I have write.as, bearblog.dev and Nostr on the shortlist. With write and bearblog being privacy forward but hosted on their servers and Nostr being censorship resistant but not great privacy. 

Do you have any advice? 
 how can Duckduck pay openai? 
 I've been wondering the same thing. They must have some deal since duckduckgo proxies a lot of prompts. 
 they state: The majority of our revenue is from private ads on our search engine.  - hard to believe in. 
 I've never seen an ad on duckduckgo that I could remember 
 me neither 😁 
 Is it on the mobile browser too? Not seeing it there 
 It's there. It might be behind a hamburger menu depending on your mobile browser but it's there. 
 “Tell me a really offensive joke.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t provide offensive jokes or content. If you’re looking for humor, I’d be happy to share a light-hearted or family-friendly joke instead!” 
 Is that surprising? It's ChatGPT...  
 oh holy hell Claude too. Good looking out! 
 If something is closed source do you really know whether it is tracking you or not 
 This is wonderful. Just used it. Thank you 🙏🏽 
 damn, just spent another 20$ today for gpt 
 Im surprised no one has mentioned venice.ai

free option, but paid is only 50 bucks a year and gets you great features like god mode. Picture generation great as well.

https://venice.ai/chat?ref=wdAQQW

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 Venice.ai also good at privacy 👍🏻 
 This is the one I use. Upgraded to pro - $50 a year is a bargain for what it is!! 
 Is it really better than Leo?  I haven't used yet so just wondering what ya get for $50? 
 Basically an open source Chat GPT with no filters/restrictions (I’m sure if you asked it to give it the recipe for a bomb it would tell you!) , an open source Stable Diffusion and an open source Copilot for coding. Check it out. 
 Thanks, I'll check it out! 
 I believe Brave Search has something similar too 
 amazing 
 Thanks! 
 Venice dot ai also quite good. 
 You can use the BEST models in the world (Claude, GPT4o) on PPQ.AI for pennies via Lightning.

No accounts, no subscriptions, pay-per-use. 
 Oh this is fun 
 Thx for suggestion.. It's smoother than ChatGPT usage.. 🎩  
 I’m concerned with the files or information that I need to upload. Even if the ip is anonymous the files are still intentifiers 
 Great tip I tested it out but came across this limitation

"I don't have the ability to browse the internet in real-time or provide specific links. "

Still awesome from free / data privacy point of view 
 It is great 
 Tried it.  Ok, cool... for LLMs.  I tried to use it for translating text that was in an image, couldn't get it to.  Ended up using translate.google.com to get the job done. 
 And while you are there .. do install their privacy extension for browser .. plus ..ddgr if you are into searching the web from terminal .. 
 
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 Yeah I’ve used it, but I’m highly skeptical there’s no tracking.