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Ofrenda AI: An Offline Digital Altar & Séance Powered by Gemma 2

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ofrenda AI: An Offline Digital Altar & Séance Powered by Gemma 2

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Ghost in the Machine: reviving a buried 1985, where the die decides and Gemma 7B speaks last

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ghost in the Machine: reviving a buried 1985, where the die decides and Gemma 7B speaks last

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Hacktoberfest Week 4 Challenge Submission — Ofrenda Oracle

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Hacktoberfest Week 4 Challenge Submission — Ofrenda Oracle

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I built a séance that reads a brain with a local Gemma. Then I audited it. The ghost is mostly the model.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

I built a séance that reads a brain with a local Gemma. Then I audited it. The ghost is mostly the model.

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NecroShell 👻 Ghost in the Machine: An Air-Gapped Possessed Terminal Powered by Local Open-Weight AI (Gemma)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

NecroShell 👻 Ghost in the Machine: An Air-Gapped Possessed Terminal Powered by Local Open-Weight AI (Gemma)

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Ghost in the Machine: Giving Digital Ghosts a Place to Live

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ghost in the Machine: Giving Digital Ghosts a Place to Live

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Ghost in the Machine: DEADLOOP, a Local-First Reliability Monitor for AI Agents

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ghost in the Machine: DEADLOOP, a Local-First Reliability Monitor for AI Agents

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Ghost Blame: a eulogy for every function you deleted

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Ghost Blame: a eulogy for every function you deleted

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GhostCommit 👻 I Built an AI Tool to Bring Forgotten GitHub Repositories Back to Life

GhostCommit 👻 I Built an AI Tool to Bring Forgotten GitHub Repositories Back to Life

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NOCTURNE: Investigating Ghosts in the Machine with Air-Gapped Environmental AI

NOCTURNE: Investigating Ghosts in the Machine with Air-Gapped Environmental AI

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Lantern Archive: find a remembered story in its original words

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Lantern Archive: find a remembered story in its original words

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Building Camposanto: a local-AI graveyard for abandoned repos

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Building Camposanto: a local-AI graveyard for abandoned repos

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AfterLight(Ghost in the Machine)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

AfterLight(Ghost in the Machine)

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I lost 3 hackathons in a row. So I built a vampire judge to tell me why.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

I lost 3 hackathons in a row. So I built a vampire judge to tell me why.

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I asked a local AI to find bug fixes that didn't stick. It flagged 14. I could confirm one.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

I asked a local AI to find bug fixes that didn't stick. It flagged 14. I could confirm one.

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