Overlord: AI Accountability That Watches Over You
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Overlord is an AI accountability tool that monitors user activity, sparking debate about its value proposition, privacy concerns, and potential for data exploitation. Some users see it as a useful tool for productivity, while others view it as 'spyware'. The discussion highlights the need for transparency, self-hosting options, and open-source alternatives.
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Nov 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM EST
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Offer the service fully managed and also offer a local hostable version with a license.
I am doing lots of MLOPS and llmops at the moment: getting updated for those models is vital.
Add ad tracking etc so what is this adding to the value of my life? You hope to get bought in a few years because you have a dataset (they) already have?
Coming soon, paying your company for the privilege of doing your job.
but i don’t trust you, so i’ll need your privacy policy before signing up. it 404s right now
https://overlord.app/privacy.html