Ask HN: Should we be saving our favorite information locally?
Sep 22, 2023 - news.ycombinator.com
The author suggests saving favorite online articles, essays, and poems as PDFs for future reference. This is due to the rise of ChatAI, which may decrease website traffic and potentially lead to the removal of certain sites, causing content to be lost. Additionally, the author notes that AI like ChapGPT may not be trained on specific information, making it difficult to find again.
The author also highlights the affordability of hard drives for storing these PDFs. In the future, AI assistants could be trained on these saved PDFs, creating a personalized AI tailored to individual preferences.
Key takeaways:
It's recommended to save favorite online content in PDF format due to potential decrease in website traffic from ChatAI.
Storing data locally is affordable with the low cost of hard drives.
AI like ChapGPT may not be trained on specific information, making it harder to find.
Future AI assistants can be trained on saved PDFs to create a personalized AI experience.
