Jan is an open-source ChatGPT alternative that lets you run your own AI on a computer — here’s what you need to know.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 earlier this week, its first flagship phone with built-in Galaxy AI. However, most of the AI features will require an internet connection to work. Also, most of them will require a Samsung account. ChatGPT works similarly, and so does Google Bard or Microsoft Copilot.
What I’m getting at is that generative AI still has a few problems, no matter how exciting it might be. It’s not just hallucinations or the AI’s ability to produce incorrect answers to prompts. AI programs like ChatGPT collect a lot of user data, and privacy remains a big issue that tech companies must fix before personal AI experiences become possible.
You can’t trust AI and put it to good use to serve your needs if the information you feed it will eventually end up on a server, helping that AI evolve.
I did show you how easy it is to stop data collection on ChatGPT. And Samsung says that Galaxy AI doesn’t collect user data for AI training. But the best way to handle your privacy is to run AI on your devices.
It’s easier said than done, of course.
