alt Hacker NewsIt's not open weight, but the point is to be an on device (and thus local, privacy preserving) option. The article mentions that as the caveat
> What this means if you just want good transcription
> If you are on a current iPhone or Mac, the best on-device transcription engine for English is already in the operating system, and the private option is no longer the compromise option
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drnick1 • yesterday at 5:05 PM
> It's not open weight, but the point is to be an on device (and thus local, privacy preserving) option.
How can you be sure this isn't leaking data or metadata to Apple? Can Apple really be trusted?
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If already have current Mac or iPhone, and thereby implictly "trust Apple", then why would one need a "a local, privacy-preserving" option
If trust Apple, then no need for privacy from Apple