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[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 74 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Oh shit

This will undoubtedly have a major impact against Microsoft and even perhaps Google.

AI-powered productivity features.

Everything is pretty sweet except ^the AI productivity features. Hopefully the AI portions are optional opt-ins rather than it being preincluded opt-outs.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No. Anytime who has actually done MSP work understand that most businesses are not purchasing office. They are purchasing a compliance and technology and identity control plane that has just about every add on a business needs.

Personal office use has always been a nice secondary.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago

Managed service provider. Basically corporate IT.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The other person is correct. Managed service provider. The folks running the SaaS, Hardware and sometimes compliance.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Compliance being what is and isn't allowed to run on a computer?

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks. I didn't know the compliance solution from Microsoft was attached to office.

That and policy enforcement are, I think, the biggest obstacles for Linux adoption commercially.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I actually want AI on my Nextcloud. As long as it runs locally. We've taken thousands of pictures over the years and desperately need some help in categorising them. Unfortunately so far I wasn't able to find any reliable way to automate it.

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Have you tried Immich? It runs local and is open source. I haven't yet but was planning to soon as I have the same struggle

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Doesnt categorize (if you wanna be specific: Only faces).
But it sure can search pictures by terms.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 5 days ago

Yeah, trouble is that it doesn't really work well with Nextcloud together so I would have to migrate all of my devices.

And in the end it doesn't work much better than NC.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Search your heart. You know which it'll be.

[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don't even have to search. I already know it'll be preinstalled/hidden opt-out based on current tech industry trends :/

I'd usually say that "I'm hoping for the best, prepared for the worst" but honestly at this point I think I have 0 hope, and I'm only prepared for the worst.

[–] cron@feddit.org 37 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thats from the current nextcloud docs:

We strive to bring Artificial Intelligence features to Nextcloud. This section highlights these features, how they work and where to find them. All of these features are completely optional. If you want to have them on your server, you need install them via separate Nextcloud Apps.

[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'll sleep much better because of this, thanks again!

I wish I could upvote you twice but you have my thanks🤗❤️

[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Goddamn✊💪💪💪

The one time I'm super thankful to be wrong🙏
Thanks!🤗

What a breath of fucking fresh air finally🤌✨

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago

I have a nextcloud instance and I can confirm that the ai features are plugins, and are opt-in (and also pretty cool, as ai feature go)

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 10 points 5 days ago

It’s all just part of their addons, so you choose yourself if you want AI. You can even choose to have local AI, if you don’t want to use an external AI, which I believe is ChatGPT.