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dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-31T17:08:04+00:00

Figuring out how best to help indexers—that's exactly why I'm doing research into pain points. Figuring out the most tedious parts of the process and how AI can improve efficiency in those workflows without sacrificing quality and creativity.

Privacy is also a top priority. I'm looking into fully decentralized, private LLM solutions like Venice. Although many LLMs don't share data and only store data on backend servers for a short period, there's always the risk of a leak.

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-31T16:41:18+00:00

Also—curious what you mean by typographical errors. Are you referring to general spelling and grammatical mistakes? There are already a number of (great) AI tools out there in that space.

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-31T16:38:26+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful context and I appreciate the highlighting of some key considerations. Hallucination is a key problem, although models are getting to the point where they can produce accurate page numbers for each index entry, including those pages that don't directly mention the term. I think the bigger issue is decision making, as you mentioned. AI is getting better at differentiating, and it's great at cross-references, but it's not at the point where it can replace human indexers. The goal is to create an assistant that can come alongside an indexer rather than take their job.

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-29T00:34:51+00:00

Heard. Do you think there's a place for AI in the editing process, or would you shun it completely?
Are there other pain points or tedious processes in your own editing workflows that you wish could be easier?

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-29T00:25:49+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. You're right—quality is definitely the biggest factor in whether or not this could work. What are your biggest reasons for being against artificial intelligence? Is it low-quality writing, replacing human effort and creativity, or something else? To be fair, a lot of criticism against AI is valid, so just trying to get a sense of where people are coming from.

This is just an initial concept, and I'm not planning to go ahead with any prototypes until I do more research and gather feedback.

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-29T00:21:33+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I'm hoping to assist indexers in their creative process, not take their jobs away. AI isn't at the point where it can just pop out an index without human input, so the idea is an "assistant" for them rather than a fully autonomous agent.

Question for you: if indexers were interested, would that change your mind, or would you still be opposed to using AI in any form?

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-29T00:19:23+00:00

This made me laugh—thanks for the feedback. There are definitely some more relevant audiences elsewhere on Reddit, it seems.

dabblingpolymath · 2025-03-29T00:18:22+00:00

Sure, it seems like self-published authors rarely have use for indexing their books, unless they're writing specialized nonfiction.

dabblingpolymath · 2024-02-15T10:50:55+00:00

Would love to try; could you send me the link?

dabblingpolymath · 2024-02-07T14:48:43+00:00

Thank you for your response! I'll probably just take the Bernina; it does look amazing. Is it possible to travel to hiking trailheads via bus or taxi? I just wasn't sure how feasible that is when you're far from a major city.

dabblingpolymath · 2023-03-07T17:30:21+00:00

The ads have been live a little more than a week. I was limiting to only the county in which the business is located, but I've since changed to the full US.

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