Just learned about the FUTO keyboard. The source code license, the AI features and the requiremen to activate my microphone, made my BS/malware alarm go bzzz. So I looked up FUTO, and apparently it is an organization similar to FSF (but different).

So what is this FUTO thing? Are they good and trustworthy? Or is this just some new drug fueled eccentric crypto AI BS from Texas?

Is it "safe" to use the FUTO keyboard?

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[–] Qantumentangled@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried it a few months ago, had issues with poor text prediction and many typos that I didn't experience with other keyboards.

Came back to 2 weeks ago and found it's a LOT better, especially after I increased the height ~10-15% to decrease typos. Only issue now is the clipboard not picking up every time I copy.

Overall it's been better than FlorisBoard and the other FOSS keyboards I've tried. Also you can load different local-AI models for the text prediction if you want.

[–] Qantumentangled@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

FUTO is also behind the GrayJay.app which is fantastic (except when YouTube breaks it, but it gets patched fast!).

I know one of the guys behind FUTO is Louis Rossman, who I've followed for almost a decade. He's bullish on right-to-repair and has some personal beliefs I don't fully agree with, but every movement, bill, or program I've seen him endorse has been a great step towards personal privacy and control over my own media/content/digital-identity.

I've heard Louis Rossman is a controversial figure these days but I haven't bothered to find out why. Too many other dumb things to worry about lol

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Where did you hear he is controversial now? He's always been open to working with both parties and complaining about NYC. The only recent things that come to mind are that he's been mentioning his support for the 2nd amendment, and the custom FUTO license.