

It’s possible to reduce the privacy issues by using APIs with a local frontend. Given that APIs usually cater to companies instead of end consumers they actually have simple opt-outs for information logging.
Requires a bit of know-how, and you’ll be paying for your llm per use (not that bad actually, I’ve personally averaged <10$/yr in api costs) but at least you get to have all your personal issues on your local device instead.
For a chatGPT-like experience you probably want the ooga booga web generation ui but there’s others too.
That first bit always feels so false and icky. Like, no I didn’t open up chatGPT to have my butt licked every other sentence. I just need the syntax for X or Y, and no I’m not delving into interesting depths of typescript. I’m monkeypatching the code to make a certain thing work and probably leaving a trail of wanton destruction behind every step I go.