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SARAS AI: Stop Studying Twice — Learn Once, Recall Better

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

SARAS AI: Stop Studying Twice — Learn Once, Recall Better

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I Built a Local AI to Turn a Shop's Evening Spreadsheet Hunt Into a Fix Queue

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

I Built a Local AI to Turn a Shop's Evening Spreadsheet Hunt Into a Fix Queue

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LazyRack: A Clothes Shop That Fetches Itself (Gemma, Running Locally)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

LazyRack: A Clothes Shop That Fetches Itself (Gemma, Running Locally)

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I Built a Private, Local AI That Explains Why a Message Looks Like a Scam

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

I Built a Private, Local AI That Explains Why a Message Looks Like a Scam

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FolderZen-an-AI-Powered-File-Organizer

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

FolderZen-an-AI-Powered-File-Organizer

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OweMyGod: a fine-tuned 8B model reads Jakarta debt excuses right 92% of the time (keyword rules: 60%)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady 🦥

OweMyGod: a fine-tuned 8B model reads Jakarta debt excuses right 92% of the time (keyword rules: 60%)

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I Built SlothSort AI: A Local-First File Organizer with AI-Powered Naming Suggestions 🦥

I Built SlothSort AI: A Local-First File Organizer with AI-Powered Naming Suggestions 🦥

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SlothSort

SlothSort

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SlothScroll: I Taught Gemma to Read Instagram So I Never Have To

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

SlothScroll: I Taught Gemma to Read Instagram So I Never Have To

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SlothBrief: Let AI Organise Your Messy Notes While You Relax 🦥

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

SlothBrief: Let AI Organise Your Messy Notes While You Relax 🦥

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I Built StackTrace Sloth: A Calmer Way to Understand Programming Errors 🦥

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

I Built StackTrace Sloth: A Calmer Way to Understand Programming Errors 🦥

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Siesta: the anti-todo list that runs Gemma 3 1B in your browser and tells you to do less

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

Siesta: the anti-todo list that runs Gemma 3 1B in your browser and tells you to do less

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🦥 SlothSummarize: Let AI Read It So You Don't Have To

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

🦥 SlothSummarize: Let AI Read It So You Don't Have To

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FridgeFlow AI: Never Stand Staring at an Open Refrigerator Door Again

FridgeFlow AI: Never Stand Staring at an Open Refrigerator Door Again

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🪶 DevRelief — Make Work Feel Lighter

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

🪶 DevRelief — Make Work Feel Lighter

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