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by flohofwoe 753 days ago
None of that is remotely clear when updating through the iTerm2 auto-update popup for a minor version update.

The Preferences panel doesn't have a single indicator which says whether the AI integration is activated or not. It's probably just bad UI design and not mischief, but I was instantly put off by what initially looked like a dark pattern.

PS: even the changelog doesn't explicitly state that the feature is disabled by default, only indirectly by stating that one needs an OpenAI key because requests cost money.

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> PS: even the changelog doesn't explicitly state that the feature is disabled by default, only indirectly by stating that one needs an OpenAI key because requests cost money.

The changelog reads

> You will need to provide an OpenAI API key since GPT costs money to use.

One can only misinterpret that to mean the feature is auto-enabled accidentally on purpose. The fact that you cared to edit your comment with that excuse but didn't retract even a single falsehood you spread all over this thread is bad enough. But to continue to pretend that it doesn't require a paid API key even after you explicitly acknowledged that it does? Outright malicious.

> AFAIK using OpenAI through the webpage doesn't cost money, why should I assume that using it through the REST API is any different?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40426922

It's literally mentioned in the changelog:

> It requires you to supply an OpenAI API key.