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  • I actually like this approach. Not every app needs AI built into it. I would rather have a solid tool and choose myself when I want to use an external AI service.
  • I don’t understand this stance. On the technical side, we currently have all the standard protocols and maturity to build an integration that meets the listed requirements.
  • More recent, a few more comments:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49610538

  • Document writing is for humans in their own words.
  • UNO is for programmatic access. StarOffice ftw.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Network_Objects

  • Reminds me of Obsidian's stance on AI - leave it to the plugins. I think other apps can learn from what they are doing with plugin safety transparency in their new Community site - no silver bullets but Obsidian is certainly making it easier for people to make informed decisions on user-built software. Hard to argue with the "no-AI by default, opt-in consciously and frictionlessly, pay your own bill, and we aren't responsible for your data privacy" model, especially for apps managed by small teams
  • Instead of having AI inside LibreOffice, AI has LibreOffice inside

    https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/#:~:text=and%20the%20Li...

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