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[โ€“] ideonek@piefed.social 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Did any paying customers of Proton asked for AI? Like one?

[โ€“] yuumei@feddit.uk 4 points 16 hours ago

I pay for proton, not sure if I get the AI but I probably wouldnโ€™t use it anyway. Would rather they improve the spreadsheet thing so I can get off Google for good

[โ€“] ironblossom@feddit.org 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Everyone gets access to the base service and you pay separately for the advanced plan which is not included in their other service packages. I swear some people live to complain

[โ€“] ideonek@piefed.social 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

What arey you talking about? Do you still belive in free launches? There is an opportunity cost to everything. My paid plan includ a resource-havy, going-nowhere technology that nobody was asking for, while the same resources could be spent on things that people ask for - like better gallery or better Linux support.

I don't want my postmen to clean my windows even if he do it for free (for now). I just wonder who paid for his cleaning supplies while he's mailbag is full of holes.

[โ€“] ironblossom@feddit.org 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Lumo is standalone, freemium, no account or existing subscription required. Itโ€™s funded by premium users, not by your plan, nor is it part of it. Proton hasnโ€™t increased the cost of their base services since 2023 and did so only once since their launch, Lumo launched mid-2025. Lumoโ€™s open-source, no-logs and anonymous no account required free service is privacy-first AI done rightโ€ฆ Always good to check your facts before applying your biasโ€ฆ

[โ€“] ideonek@piefed.social 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

How was working on it founded before the first paying Lumo user?

(Edit: Also, behold the first profitable AI project in existence apparently)