I thought some of you might be interested in
Proton. Among their other free offerings is Proton Pass, which allows you to hide your email if you sign up for something temporarily. I actually have a paid membership (Proton Unlimited), which offers other benefits and helps support them.
I bring this up because I recently used Proton Pass to sign up for Medium.com so as to read
this article about installing a PrivateGPT. I installed the application and fed it all of my AO3 stories, then asked it questions. I thought you might enjoy them:
> Question:
please describe Mikkel Madsen
> Answer (took 91.42 s.):
Mikkel Madsens is a character from "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Grafton, who was the son of the prosperous Madsen family. He has been described as having an insatiable curiosity and love for learning about new things, which he often expresses through his extensive reading habits. However, despite this passion for knowledge, Mikkel is also known to be stubbornly independent in his thinking processes, making it difficult for him to form close relationships with others. He has a tendency towards impulsive behavior that can lead to trouble and conflict within the family unit. Despite these challenges, he remains determined to make something of himself outside of the farm life he grew up in.
-- Other than it got his name wrong and somehow came up with "The Secret Life of Bees" (??), it did pretty well.
> Question:
please describe Sigrun Eide.
> Answer (took 110.59 s.):
Sigrun Eide is described as being slender with red hair that doesn't have freckles like most people's. She has dark violet eyes and her short hair barely reaches the shoulders of a woman who stands at about Mikkel Madsens' height, but she was still taller than him by several centimeters. Sigrun grew up in Norway among other troll-hunters and had always wanted to be adopted into their clan like her sister did when they were younger. She is described as being very strong for a woman of her size due to the Eide's diet that included fish, meat, and vegetables from the sea.
-- Since when has Sigrun had a sister?? But it got the physical description mostly right, except it had some problems with her height compared to Mikkel (whose name it still got wrong).
So then I restarted and tried again with more specific questions.
> Question:
Please describe the appearance of Mikkel Madsen
> Answer (took 488.48 s.):
The description given in the text states that he has long, thick sideburns and a prominent nose which is broken at least once. His face is dominated by heavy brow with thick eyebrows. He also wears whiskers to draw attention away from his plain features.
-- Whiskers or sideburns and nose. That pretty much describes his face.
> Question:
Please describe the personality of Mikkel Madsen
> Answer (took 519.66 s.):
From the given contexts, we can infer that Mikkel is an introverted and shy young man who has never learned to flirt or socialize with others due to his upbringing on a farm away from society. He feels uncomfortable in new situations but finds himself exhilarated by them at the same time, as he enjoys exploring new places and meeting people who don't know about him or his family history.
Mikkel seems to be quite resilient despite facing challenges such as being treated differently due to his father's reputation for killing trolls. He learns from these experiences and becomes more confident in himself, eventually driving an oxcart into town without fear of judgment from others.
-- His father had a reputation for killing trolls??
> Question:
Please describe the personality of Sigrun Eide.
> Answer (took 502.76 s.):
Sigrun is a strong-willed woman who comes from a family of troll hunters. She has red hair with dark violet eyes, which makes her stand out among others. Her appearance and demeanor show that she's confident in herself and what she does.
-- Pretty good!
