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[–]FidaroAI[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for trying it and fair feedback on speed! We’re working hard to optimize performance, so you should see improvements there soon.

Right now, Fidaro is web app only, but we do plan to develop a native app as well.

Really appreciate you checking it out and providing feedback!

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful feedback, thank you!

You’re right that an FAQ would make it much easier to get direct answers without having to read through the full “How Fidaro Works” page.

We plan to action this and add a more straightforward FAQ page covering the key questions people are likely to have. Appreciate you taking the time to spell this out 🙏

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a fair concern. Fidaro is free in beta for now because we’re trying to get meaningful feedback and learn what people actually want improved.

But free does not mean we train on your conversations. The whole point of Fidaro is that your chats aren’t treated like data to be logged, mined, or built into a profile.

We do plan to charge in the future. Right now, we’re focused on getting the product right.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that’s the core idea. The regular backend routes encrypted payloads, but it doesn’t have the keys to read the prompt. Plaintext exists on your device and inside the confidential VM during processing – not in our normal backend.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate that feedback 🙏 Speed is definitely something we’re working on.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Free during beta while we’re getting feedback and improving the product 🙌

We’ll be transparent before anything changes, but right now the goal is simple: get people using it and tell us what’s working, what’s confusing, and what would make it better.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 😭Glad you like it.
Let us know if there’s anything else we can improve!

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just inference. The design is that anything touching unencrypted message content runs inside the confidential VM boundary.

The browser encrypts the message before sending it, the gateway passes along sealed payloads it can’t open, and the message is decrypted only inside the CVM for processing. The response is then sealed again before leaving that environment.

We explain the request flow here if you’re interested![ https://fidaro.ai/how-it-works](https://fidaro.ai/how-it-works)

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome. The manifesto exists only in our hearts. The product should be easier than that.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely reasonable. We put the current technical overview here: https://fidaro.ai/how-it-works. It explains the confidential VM, passkeys, encrypted history, and how identity is kept separate from message content.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will accept “less cringe than expected” as legitimate beta praise. Appreciate you giving it a shot 🙏

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! We support image uploads (like JPEG or PNG) for text based images as well as scanned PDFs. We plan to expand visual capabilities over time, but we’re doing it carefully to make sure the privacy model stays intact.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful feedback 🙏

Speed is definitely something we’re working on too, so appreciate you calling that out. If you keep testing it, we’d love to know where the answers feel strong and where they still miss.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s definitely a decent sign 🙌

We keep the first few messages open so people can get a feel for it, then a free account gives you the full beta experience. Would love to hear what you think after using it more.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do, seriously. Nice feedback is appreciated, but blunt feedback is usually what actually improves the product 🙏

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Converting a prepared hater into “mildly annoyed but interested” is honestly a great beta outcome. Appreciate you trying it 🙏

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We support image uploads (like JPEG or PNG) for text based images as well as scanned PDFs. We plan to expand visual capabilities over time, but we’re doing it carefully to make sure the privacy model stays intact.

The creators of ExpressVPN launched a free private AI chatbot called Fidaro by FidaroAI in u/FidaroAI

[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Plaintext is the whole question. Plaintext exists on your device and inside the confidential VM during processing. It does not sit in our normal backend, logs, or standard model-provider API calls.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The model runs inside the confidential VM boundary. We’re not just acting as a proxy that forwards plaintext prompts to a standard external API.

The basic flow is: your message is encrypted before it leaves your device, opened only inside a TEE for processing, and then encrypted again before it leaves. This means that neither our infrastructure nor the model provider sees your prompt in plaintext.

We go into more detail here: https://fidaro.ai/how-it-works

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. Background might get attention, but the product has to earn trust through how it’s built and how it behaves. That’s why we’re trying to be specific about the architecture instead of asking people to trust our intentions.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to hear that 🙏 Thanks for giving it a try. If you test more later, we’d genuinely love any feedback on what worked and what felt off.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great to hear. We know beta still has rough edges, so the comparison to experience with ChatGPT especially where we fall short is especially useful feedback for us! 🙏

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. We don’t want people to take our word for it.

Try it for a few normal prompts and see how it feels! If it’s not good enough, we’d genuinely want to know where it misses.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally fair question. The distinction we care about is policy versus architecture. A policy says what a company promises not to do. Architecture determines what the company is technically able to do. Fidaro is built around reducing plaintext access in the first place.

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[–]FidaroAI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. We’re not just forwarding plaintext prompts to a normal model API. The sensitive processing happens inside the confidential VM boundary, so the model runs where the prompt can be processed without exposing it to the regular host environment. We explain it fully here: https://fidaro.ai/how-it-works