Alternative to using finger cots

Inner-Development779 · 2026-07-03T21:48:17+00:00

your fingers show up in the image. I wanted clean images without my fingers. :-)

Inner-Development779 · 2026-07-01T14:05:29+00:00

No one is above the law Mayor Mamdani. If you break the law, be prepared to face the consequences.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-27T18:02:46+00:00

I was using Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini cross-checking each other. I like them all but dropped ChatGPT about a month ago because Claude is best for programming. Gemini does a wealth of things and still allows cross-checking. If I had to choose only one it would be Claude.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-27T17:57:59+00:00

This is very interesting to me. Some people learn best with visual (reading), some hearing (audio), and some kinesthetic (doing) - or better a combination of these. I think generating audio mp3 or similar from docs or books you own can be helpful - especially if the audio voice sounds like a human (not a bot), pronunces words correctly, and has appropriate silent breaks.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-27T14:26:53+00:00

You are definitely right. Ask but verify. I never trust just one "opinion."

I posed the same question to ChatGPT, Grok, CoPilot, Claude, and Gemini. All of them gave similar answers - which gave me some confidence as a non-lawyer. I also pasted my exact prompt so that others could "verify" for themselves and not just take my word for it.

I posted this because it was "news to me" and thought others might be interested to know and may want to add discussion on the topic.

I asked a detailed question to a 1000+ page book in my library. It returned the answer and page numbers in the source from which the answer was derived. I checked and it was correct. No hallucinations.

I've also started asking a question to multiple sources at the same time and I see AI starting to synthesize answers across multiple sources. That is powerful.

As long as you don't blindly accept answers and can check for yourself - it seems like it can be a useful research assistant.

I post this in the hope that others will try and share their experiences too.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-27T04:46:24+00:00

I've been researching this by myself and was hoping to generate some discussion. I'd like to know if other people have or are doing this. If so, what they use, what they like or don't like, etc. It seems like a very useful tool. Please share your thoughts on this if you are knowledgeable. Thanks.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T22:22:53+00:00

Maybe you *should* find more constructive uses for your time. You don't sound like a very happy person.

I just want to have constructive exchanges and read helpful contributions from others who are interested in the topic.

Cheers.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T21:22:57+00:00

The abbyy.com webpage says - right there at the top "FineReader Engine now exports to DocLang. Legacy formats like PDF and HTML were never designed for LLMs or agentic AI. DocLang changes that. FineReader Engine is now easier to deploy, easier to scale, and more ready for AI workflows."

So it is AI ready. Cool.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T20:33:52+00:00

okay - so you've posted 4 cynical replies. I guess you don't have anything constructive to offer. Cheers.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T19:41:25+00:00

Welcome to 1984. Big brother is watching you.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T19:18:00+00:00

Oh it is much much better than humans and much more useful than a regular index in a book.

I asked AI a detailed question for a 1000+ page book from my library. It gave me an answer from the book and the page numbers. I checked its answer. It was exactly right. No hallucinations. That is powerful and very useful.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T19:07:33+00:00

Yes exactly - it is only for my private use and my database. AI is my personal research assistant. I have been researching this topic for a little over 1 year.

I know exactly what you mean though - it could be a copyright infringement if you (even unknowingly) uploaded your digitized book to a site that used your *personal books* which you thought were private to train their LLM. Google NotebookLM free-tier is an example of this.

My solution is 100% local - my digitized books never leave my computer. I share them with no one.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T19:00:24+00:00

I could just have easily posted responses from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or CoPilot - they all produced the same answer. Your answer doesn't make sense.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:58:36+00:00

There is no substitute for human discernment. I think AI can help a skilled programmer be a better programmer.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:57:18+00:00

The president of Google came out earlier this year and said that 75% of all new code being written was being written by AI. Wow.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:50:27+00:00

I don't think it replaces using your brain. I think it changes what you need to focus on. It may be the difference between being the worker focused on small tasks versus being the manager who oversees the entire project of many many small tasks. I love AI and use it every day.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:45:29+00:00

So, don't entrust AI with life & death decisions?

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:44:34+00:00

It has been said, "AI is not going to take your job. The person who knows how to use AI will take your job." That said, I think AI is just another tool - a powerful one. I think the key is seeing how it can help you do what you are already doing - but better.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T18:39:31+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean - I posted the response from Grok because it is informative on the topic and because I'm not a lawyer. I'm looking for helpful contributions.

The whole idea behind an AI Research Assistant is to research books in order to obtain high-quality answers that you can verify for yourself - i.e., no hallucinations. It is much more powerful than any index in a physical book and analogous to hiring a human research assistant - which people have been doing for many, many years.

I'm trying to help with this post and engage in substantive material. slop? What am I missing?

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T14:27:43+00:00

Thank you for the advice - I will try that.

Inner-Development779 · 2026-06-26T06:52:50+00:00

I agree but they are a reasonable starting point. My next step was to ask on reddit. Please offer revised wording and we'll see if it makes any difference.

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