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GhostWriter AI

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

GhostWriter AI

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I built a lantern for memories that never leave your device

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

I built a lantern for memories that never leave your device

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I couldn't even read one row. The session that locked it was gone. So I built a ghost hunter for Oracle

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

I couldn't even read one row. The session that locked it was gone. So I built a ghost hunter for Oracle

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DeadCode: The Spirit of Forgotten Languages 👻

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

DeadCode: The Spirit of Forgotten Languages 👻

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NecroGit Enterprise: Autonomous Codebase Exorcist & Zombie Branch Necromancer

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

NecroGit Enterprise: Autonomous Codebase Exorcist & Zombie Branch Necromancer

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The Apothecary's Ghost: a haunted shop where old remedies get their history back

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

The Apothecary's Ghost: a haunted shop where old remedies get their history back

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6 min read
A small altar, a small model: remembering someone with WebLLM

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

A small altar, a small model: remembering someone with WebLLM

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3 min read
rest mesh ( Arduinouno q and open weight models)

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

rest mesh ( Arduinouno q and open weight models)

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I built a study where you write a will for your own repos

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

I built a study where you write a will for your own repos

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I held a seance for ten dead PyPI packages

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

I held a seance for ten dead PyPI packages

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GhostShell: A Haunted Terminal Powered by Open-Source AI 👻

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

GhostShell: A Haunted Terminal Powered by Open-Source AI 👻

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Echoes : Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 4

Echoes : Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 4

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4 min read
Still Charging: The Zombie Subscriptions That Keep Coming Back

Still Charging: The Zombie Subscriptions That Keep Coming Back

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3 min read
Ghostlight: a cabinet of haunted objects powered by local, open-weight AI

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

Ghostlight: a cabinet of haunted objects powered by local, open-weight AI

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Midnight Ink: Ghost Stories Written by AI Inside Your Browser

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

Midnight Ink: Ghost Stories Written by AI Inside Your Browser

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