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Perpetual student. Loves animals, tolerates (some) humans. Anti-MAGA. Pro: rights, liberties, freedom.
Perpetual student. Loves animals, tolerates (some) humans. Anti-MAGA. Pro: rights, liberties, freedom.
![Outcry, which provides a chatbot designed specifically as a "private, on-device AI mentor for activists, organizers and movement builders." (There's also a web version, although it obviously lacks the privacy benefits of being entirely offline.) It's the brainchild of Occupy Wall Street co-creator Micah White, who recently wrote a blog post about the thinking behind the project.
[...] Outcry's other distinguishing feature is that its dataset is entirely offline -- it's included with the download. According to the readme, the entire dataset is downloaded to your device at first launch, and stored in your library's Application Support directory. So, how effectively does Outcry serve as a guide for collective action? "I'd say that its information is pretty high-level and general, not least because its offline nature prevents it from accessing specific details not contained in its database," writes Gizmodo's Tom Hawking.
He continued: "This app has the potential to be a really valuable resource, especially for people who are just beginning to become involved with activism and genuinely don't know where to begin -- and getting over that first step can be hard."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qfhxxirg3hnyl4blnfaoub2q/bafkreicphfj52mujoik2ihpp5bi4zherbgb2israrjlz2sco4u7aj3zoae)
