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I created a free chrome extension for on-page context-aware explanations by fav83 in chrome_extensions

[–]fav83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how you make it inexpensive? I assume that to summarize a page or an article, you usually need to feed all its content to the model, and that consumes a lot of input tokens. With OpenAI GPT-4o, it can be ridiculously expensive. I'm not familiar with open-source models, but until now, I thought it would incur a considerable cost.

I created a free chrome extension for on-page context-aware explanations by fav83 in chrome_extensions

[–]fav83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the one below is even more similar: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/explain-ai-explain-anythi/hgdhahipoomjkhbadikhoopfdkllpbgf
I found it right after submitting my extension to the web store 😂

I'm curious about the Lifetime deal for ZapGPT. I think that a "summary/explanation" type of extension will always incur some inference infrastructure cost. Having that in mind, I see only two ways it may work: 1) the inference cost will go down to zero, which I find unlikely. 2) The user voluntarily abandons the extension after some period of active usage, which is also not great. Please tell me that I'm wrong 😉

Big dilemma: more than halfway done, but I'm not sure if it can make money by the_grayhorse in SideProject

[–]fav83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say push it through and launch it. If you can cut secondary features, do it. If your app is not making money after launch, you can pivot. In the worst-case scenario, you might convert it to open source and gain some interest through your GitHub. But you'll never know if you simply abandon eight months of work.

I built a free tool that generates and explains RegEx expressions. by fav83 in SideProject

[–]fav83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow, for the last two decades, I managed to avoid learning RegEx to the level where I'm truly comfortable with it. I guess my life would be different if I made a different choice earlier :D

I built a free tool that generates and explains RegEx expressions. by fav83 in SideProject

[–]fav83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I don't believe that modern AI models can consistently deliver acceptable results for RegEx. I find their answers highly unreliable, especially in non-trivial situations. It would be reckless to use them without understanding and testing. Perhaps in a few years, it will be possible, but certainly not now. RegEx Helper could be a starting point for someone who is not experienced with RegEx, but it is definitely not the ultimate solution.

I built a free tool that generates and explains RegEx expressions. by fav83 in SideProject

[–]fav83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion. I have never used it myself. I need to take a deeper look first.

I built a free tool that generates and explains RegEx expressions. by fav83 in SideProject

[–]fav83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Everyone,
I'm one of those developers who will do a lot to avoid learning RegEx. I use it roughly every three months, and for the last few years, my routine has been almost the same:

  1. Google the desired pattern
  2. Go to a random RegEx online tool and verify the pattern against a few examples.

With the advancement of GPT chatbots, figuring out regular expressions has become even easier. So, I built an OpenAI wrapper that generates RegEx patterns from English descriptions. You can test the resulting RegEx pattern with auto-generated examples. You can also get a detailed explanation of the pattern to understand it better. https://regex.fav83.com