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Tech Hut March 22, 2023 10m

Nextcloud Hub 4 is HERE! ChatGPT Integration, New Apps, and more!

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  1. nextcloud is the free and open source nextcloud is the free and open source competitor to the likes of Microsoft 365 competitor to the likes of Microsoft 365 competitor to the likes of Microsoft 365 and Google workspace so when I hear that and Google workspace so when I hear that and Google workspace so when I hear that there's going to be a major update I get there's going to be a major update I get there's going to be a major update I get excited and what they're going to be excited and what they're going to be excited and what they're going to be announcing is next Cloud Hub 4. now I announcing is next Cloud Hub 4. now I announcing is next Cloud Hub 4. now I could just watch the live stream and get could just watch the live stream and get could just watch the live stream and get my press email but they'll be too easy my press email but they'll be too easy my press email but they'll be too easy so packed my bags got on a plane and I so packed my bags got on a plane and I so packed my bags got on a plane and I flew to Berlin Germany right now I am flew to Berlin Germany right now I am flew to Berlin Germany right now I am sitting in the offices for next cloud sitting in the offices for next cloud sitting in the offices for next cloud and they have been very nice to let me and they have been very nice to let me and they have been very nice to let me set up and record this part of the video set up and record this part of the video set up and record this part of the video right here now based on the limited right here now based on the limited right here now based on the limited amount of information I have they are amount of information I have they are amount of information I have they are adding some AI Integrations a few new adding some AI Integrations a few new adding some AI Integrations a few new applications and one that might have applications and one that might have applications and one that might have even notion breaking a sweat there's even notion breaking a sweat there's even notion breaking a sweat there's updates to mail files and oh a whole lot updates to mail files and oh a whole lot updates to mail files and oh a whole lot more so with that the event is about to more so with that the event is about to more so with that the event is about to start so let's see what they have to say start so let's see what they have to say start so let's see what they have to say [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] right here right now I'm going to run right here right now I'm going to run right here right now I'm going to run over some of the major changes and over some of the major changes and over some of the major changes and highlights coming to next Cloud hub 4.

  2. highlights coming to next Cloud hub 4. highlights coming to next Cloud hub 4. first let's talk about the smart picker first let's talk about the smart picker first let's talk about the smart picker and some of the integrated AI features and some of the integrated AI features and some of the integrated AI features that is going to be coming with it for that is going to be coming with it for that is going to be coming with it for example within talk with a simple example within talk with a simple example within talk with a simple forward slash Hue activate Smart picker forward slash Hue activate Smart picker forward slash Hue activate Smart picker and this in turn gives you a wide and this in turn gives you a wide and this in turn gives you a wide variety of options this smart picker variety of options this smart picker variety of options this smart picker Works across the board in all next Cloud Works across the board in all next Cloud Works across the board in all next Cloud applications for example in the word applications for example in the word applications for example in the word processor you can go under insert and processor you can go under insert and processor you can go under insert and pick link and from there you can add pick link and from there you can add pick link and from there you can add some of the non-ai items such as map some of the non-ai items such as map some of the non-ai items such as map location text template collectives you location text template collectives you location text template collectives you can add in a table which we are going to can add in a table which we are going to can add in a table which we are going to touch on in a little bit or videos from touch on in a little bit or videos from touch on in a little bit or videos from YouTube and peer tube translations and YouTube and peer tube translations and YouTube and peer tube translations and more now that's cool but what really more now that's cool but what really more now that's cool but what really makes smartpicker awesome is some of the makes smartpicker awesome is some of the makes smartpicker awesome is some of the new AI Integrations that they've added new AI Integrations that they've added new AI Integrations that they've added these new AI Integrations include image these new AI Integrations include image these new AI Integrations include image generation with the likes of stable generation with the likes of stable generation with the likes of stable diffusion chat GPT text generation which diffusion chat GPT text generation which diffusion chat GPT text generation which I personally find helpful for generating I personally find helpful for generating I personally find helpful for generating content and documents that won't be for content and documents that won't be for content and documents that won't be for publishing or even helping me generate publishing or even helping me generate publishing or even helping me generate templates or general content ideas templates or general content ideas templates or general content ideas additionally many of the AI tools will additionally many of the AI tools will additionally many of the AI tools will have advanced options allowing you to have advanced options allowing you to have advanced options allowing you to select the exact models that they're select the exact models that they're select the exact models that they're going to be working off of and some of going to be working off of and some of going to be working off of and some of these models can be hosted locally and these models can be hosted locally and these models can be hosted locally and some of them are going to be hosted from some of them are going to be hosted from some of them are going to be hosted from other services one of my most other services one of my most other services one of my most anticipated feature is the integration anticipated feature is the integration anticipated feature is the integration of open ai's whisper which according to of open ai's whisper which according to of open ai's whisper which according to their website is a open sourced neural their website is a open sourced neural their website is a open sourced neural network that approaches human level network that approaches human level network that approaches human level robustness and accuracy on English robustness and accuracy on English robustness and accuracy on English speech recognition giving us a feature speech recognition giving us a feature speech recognition giving us a feature that I heavily depend on with my phone

  3. that I heavily depend on with my phone that I heavily depend on with my phone The Voice to Text within our next Cloud The Voice to Text within our next Cloud The Voice to Text within our next Cloud instance obviously using AI especially instance obviously using AI especially instance obviously using AI especially third-party AI does bring up some third-party AI does bring up some third-party AI does bring up some security and privacy concerns in an security and privacy concerns in an security and privacy concerns in an attempt to inform users of the potential attempt to inform users of the potential attempt to inform users of the potential risk nexcloud is giving users an ethical risk nexcloud is giving users an ethical risk nexcloud is giving users an ethical AI rating based on both of the AI rating based on both of the AI rating based on both of the availability of the code and model as availability of the code and model as availability of the code and model as well the training data which means we well the training data which means we well the training data which means we have different labels to introduce this have different labels to introduce this have different labels to introduce this like traffic light symbols I'm actually like traffic light symbols I'm actually like traffic light symbols I'm actually not with three but with four like stages not with three but with four like stages not with three but with four like stages the first is Green this is like um in the first is Green this is like um in the first is Green this is like um in according to our definition fully according to our definition fully according to our definition fully ethical AI solution because the code is ethical AI solution because the code is ethical AI solution because the code is open source which means you can check if open source which means you can check if open source which means you can check if it's efficient or not and if it can be it's efficient or not and if it can be it's efficient or not and if it can be improved and it can be better and create improved and it can be better and create improved and it can be better and create less energy consumption in the future less energy consumption in the future less energy consumption in the future and the second thing is that we think and the second thing is that we think and the second thing is that we think that the machine learning model should that the machine learning model should that the machine learning model should be freely available because then you can be freely available because then you can be freely available because then you can run it on premise you can have on your run it on premise you can have on your run it on premise you can have on your own server your own machine Learning own server your own machine Learning own server your own machine Learning System and the third requirement is the System and the third requirement is the System and the third requirement is the data set it should also be open freely data set it should also be open freely data set it should also be open freely available because then you can make sure available because then you can make sure available because then you can make sure that they have no discriminating data in that they have no discriminating data in that they have no discriminating data in it and if yes and can detect it and fix it and if yes and can detect it and fix it and if yes and can detect it and fix it so according to this uh like rules it so according to this uh like rules it so according to this uh like rules and requirements we created this and requirements we created this and requirements we created this framework so we put our features like framework so we put our features like framework so we put our features like with this traffic light symbols like with this traffic light symbols like with this traffic light symbols like into like into like into like yeah into this scale it's okay this is a yeah into this scale it's okay this is a yeah into this scale it's okay this is a critical feature and this is a more critical feature and this is a more critical feature and this is a more ethical feature now we're gonna have to ethical feature now we're gonna have to ethical feature now we're gonna have to move on to the talk application talk in

  4. move on to the talk application talk in move on to the talk application talk in next Cloud combines the very best of next Cloud combines the very best of next Cloud combines the very best of Microsoft teams and zoom within your Microsoft teams and zoom within your Microsoft teams and zoom within your very own instance and some of the very own instance and some of the very own instance and some of the changes within Hub 4 allow next Cloud changes within Hub 4 allow next Cloud changes within Hub 4 allow next Cloud talk to kind of take the edge and the talk to kind of take the edge and the talk to kind of take the edge and the advantage against some of the advantage against some of the advantage against some of the aforementioned applications first is the aforementioned applications first is the aforementioned applications first is the addition of breakout rooms breakout addition of breakout rooms breakout addition of breakout rooms breakout rooms can be best thought of as groups rooms can be best thought of as groups rooms can be best thought of as groups this is common in large online this is common in large online this is common in large online classrooms where teachers want to give classrooms where teachers want to give classrooms where teachers want to give students smaller groups to help them students smaller groups to help them students smaller groups to help them collaborate on projects better when collaborate on projects better when collaborate on projects better when creating breakout rooms the organizer creating breakout rooms the organizer creating breakout rooms the organizer can set the amount of rooms and decide can set the amount of rooms and decide can set the amount of rooms and decide if they want to manually or if they want to manually or if they want to manually or automatically have individuals divided automatically have individuals divided automatically have individuals divided out between these groups once created out between these groups once created out between these groups once created there is a clean interface to manage and there is a clean interface to manage and there is a clean interface to manage and remove these groups as well as being remove these groups as well as being remove these groups as well as being able to send these groups messages able to send these groups messages able to send these groups messages another very welcomed addition is the another very welcomed addition is the another very welcomed addition is the ability to record within talk this is ability to record within talk this is ability to record within talk this is wonderful if you're needing to record wonderful if you're needing to record wonderful if you're needing to record classrooms lectures important meetings classrooms lectures important meetings classrooms lectures important meetings presentations really anything to presentations really anything to presentations really anything to actually start a recording you just hit actually start a recording you just hit actually start a recording you just hit the three dots and you'll see the option the three dots and you'll see the option the three dots and you'll see the option there when it is starting it will notify there when it is starting it will notify there when it is starting it will notify you and you will see your little timer you and you will see your little timer you and you will see your little timer turn red a recording will stop either turn red a recording will stop either turn red a recording will stop either when the class or call ends or you can when the class or call ends or you can when the class or call ends or you can manually stop by clicking on that time manually stop by clicking on that time manually stop by clicking on that time and clicking stop recording When the and clicking stop recording When the and clicking stop recording When the recording is finished it will send it to recording is finished it will send it to recording is finished it will send it to chat as well as saving the recording chat as well as saving the recording chat as well as saving the recording file within your talk folder from files file within your talk folder from files file within your talk folder from files it's not available yet but on the next it's not available yet but on the next it's not available yet but on the next Point release you're going to have the Point release you're going to have the Point release you're going to have the option to actually change the recording option to actually change the recording option to actually change the recording settings for things such as the video settings for things such as the video settings for things such as the video quality tables is the newest addition to quality tables is the newest addition to quality tables is the newest addition to their already impressive line of

  5. their already impressive line of their already impressive line of applications this is being built as a applications this is being built as a applications this is being built as a alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint but based on what I've seen it feels but based on what I've seen it feels but based on what I've seen it feels more like a notion light the application more like a notion light the application more like a notion light the application itself is rather simple allowing you to itself is rather simple allowing you to itself is rather simple allowing you to create tables with a rather nice user create tables with a rather nice user create tables with a rather nice user interface there are a few templates such interface there are a few templates such interface there are a few templates such as to-do list and customers and within as to-do list and customers and within as to-do list and customers and within your table you can create a new column your table you can create a new column your table you can create a new column with a variety of column types such as with a variety of column types such as with a variety of column types such as text time date yes no progress bar links text time date yes no progress bar links text time date yes no progress bar links and more however I would like to see and more however I would like to see and more however I would like to see some more features such as the ability some more features such as the ability some more features such as the ability to for example tag or add members of to for example tag or add members of to for example tag or add members of your next Cloud instance to rows or even your next Cloud instance to rows or even your next Cloud instance to rows or even maybe like a drop down selection thing maybe like a drop down selection thing maybe like a drop down selection thing that would be nice but overall what that would be nice but overall what that would be nice but overall what we're getting for the very first release we're getting for the very first release we're getting for the very first release is awesome and they could just build is awesome and they could just build is awesome and they could just build from here if you look at the apps lots from here if you look at the apps lots from here if you look at the apps lots of the apps that we have in our App of the apps that we have in our App of the apps that we have in our App Store that Community people made like a Store that Community people made like a Store that Community people made like a cookbook for example or a like a to-do cookbook for example or a like a to-do cookbook for example or a like a to-do list or some tool to manage I don't know list or some tool to manage I don't know list or some tool to manage I don't know some things they are often like some things they are often like some things they are often like relatively simple database applications relatively simple database applications relatively simple database applications where you have some items with like a where you have some items with like a where you have some items with like a picture and a link and some checkbox and picture and a link and some checkbox and picture and a link and some checkbox and some options and then you can search some options and then you can search some options and then you can search them and you edit them and reorder them them and you edit them and reorder them them and you edit them and reorder them and change them and so on and the idea and change them and so on and the idea and change them and so on and the idea is if you can do something like that is if you can do something like that is if you can do something like that with like no code or or very little code with like no code or or very little code with like no code or or very little code that you can basically configure your that you can basically configure your that you can basically configure your own management of your I don't know your own management of your I don't know your own management of your I don't know your your library or like I don't know like your library or like I don't know like your library or like I don't know like your latest your latest your latest trips with your bike or something like

  6. trips with your bike or something like trips with your bike or something like that you can just like configure it that you can just like configure it that you can just like configure it together and you have a little small together and you have a little small together and you have a little small application to manage your personal data application to manage your personal data application to manage your personal data and that's of course also the idea that and that's of course also the idea that and that's of course also the idea that SharePoint is following so this SharePoint is following so this SharePoint is following so this application is also heavily inspired application is also heavily inspired application is also heavily inspired um to be like an alternative replacement um to be like an alternative replacement um to be like an alternative replacement for for Microsoft SharePoint next up for for Microsoft SharePoint next up for for Microsoft SharePoint next up we're going to have to talk about any we're going to have to talk about any we're going to have to talk about any Improvement within files and that is Improvement within files and that is Improvement within files and that is with their versioning system this is with their versioning system this is with their versioning system this is already an amazing tool to help you already an amazing tool to help you already an amazing tool to help you recover or view previous changes and recover or view previous changes and recover or view previous changes and files but in next Cloud Hub further files but in next Cloud Hub further files but in next Cloud Hub further taking this a step further when it comes taking this a step further when it comes taking this a step further when it comes to the functionality this includes being to the functionality this includes being to the functionality this includes being able to give a specific versions of able to give a specific versions of able to give a specific versions of files their own names and next Cloud files their own names and next Cloud files their own names and next Cloud will work smarter using a time-based will work smarter using a time-based will work smarter using a time-based algorithm to keep one version per minute algorithm to keep one version per minute algorithm to keep one version per minute one per hour and one per day and so on one per hour and one per day and so on one per hour and one per day and so on it will also take into account the it will also take into account the it will also take into account the available storage on your system and available storage on your system and available storage on your system and actually start deleting older versions actually start deleting older versions actually start deleting older versions as you start running out of space and as you start running out of space and as you start running out of space and then from there we have next Cloud group then from there we have next Cloud group then from there we have next Cloud group where there has been substantial where there has been substantial where there has been substantial improvements in both the mail and improvements in both the mail and improvements in both the mail and calendar applications first the email calendar applications first the email calendar applications first the email application is going to give you the application is going to give you the application is going to give you the ability to have shared mailboxes for ability to have shared mailboxes for ability to have shared mailboxes for example if you have a sales or a support example if you have a sales or a support example if you have a sales or a support email you'll be able to give multiple email you'll be able to give multiple email you'll be able to give multiple people in your organization access to people in your organization access to people in your organization access to those shared mailboxes for whatever those shared mailboxes for whatever those shared mailboxes for whatever department they happen to work in and department they happen to work in and department they happen to work in and then of course we have some security then of course we have some security then of course we have some security improvements and this is the addition of improvements and this is the addition of improvements and this is the addition of s mime or secure multi-purpose internet s mime or secure multi-purpose internet s mime or secure multi-purpose internet mail extensions allowing you to both mail extensions allowing you to both mail extensions allowing you to both digitally sign and encrypt in-going digitally sign and encrypt in-going digitally sign and encrypt in-going outgoing mail ensuring that your email outgoing mail ensuring that your email outgoing mail ensuring that your email security and information is not security and information is not security and information is not compromised and now within the calendar

  7. compromised and now within the calendar compromised and now within the calendar application you're going to have application you're going to have application you're going to have attachment support when you're making attachment support when you're making attachment support when you're making appointments and next we have appointments and next we have appointments and next we have collectives if you don't already know collectives if you don't already know collectives if you don't already know about collectives basically it is a about collectives basically it is a about collectives basically it is a wonderful application that gives you a wonderful application that gives you a wonderful application that gives you a collaborative knowledge database or Wiki collaborative knowledge database or Wiki collaborative knowledge database or Wiki dedicated to your project organizing all dedicated to your project organizing all dedicated to your project organizing all your information onto one main page you your information onto one main page you your information onto one main page you can have sub Pages additional documents can have sub Pages additional documents can have sub Pages additional documents attached to it it's all written in attached to it it's all written in attached to it it's all written in markdown and because of the new smart markdown and because of the new smart markdown and because of the new smart picker you can both add things to it picker you can both add things to it picker you can both add things to it with smart picker or you can use Smart with smart picker or you can use Smart with smart picker or you can use Smart picker to add your collectives into some picker to add your collectives into some picker to add your collectives into some of the other applications now of course of the other applications now of course of the other applications now of course this is not everything that has been this is not everything that has been this is not everything that has been added to next Cloud there is truly a lot added to next Cloud there is truly a lot added to next Cloud there is truly a lot of changes updates improvements Etc on of changes updates improvements Etc on of changes updates improvements Etc on the design in when adding a background the design in when adding a background the design in when adding a background to next Cloud it now uses that to next Cloud it now uses that to next Cloud it now uses that background and picks the accent colors background and picks the accent colors background and picks the accent colors automatically to match and just give a automatically to match and just give a automatically to match and just give a clean overall appearance performance in clean overall appearance performance in clean overall appearance performance in this release has been substantially this release has been substantially this release has been substantially improved with a 20 boost loading folder improved with a 20 boost loading folder improved with a 20 boost loading folder mounts and container handling OCS API mounts and container handling OCS API mounts and container handling OCS API requests are now up to three times requests are now up to three times requests are now up to three times faster and next Cloud talk in particular faster and next Cloud talk in particular faster and next Cloud talk in particular reduce loading times server load and reduce loading times server load and reduce loading times server load and notification delays by up to 99 I mean notification delays by up to 99 I mean notification delays by up to 99 I mean really truly a ton of stuff font really truly a ton of stuff font really truly a ton of stuff font Management watermarks on official Management watermarks on official Management watermarks on official documents truly a whole bunch of documents truly a whole bunch of documents truly a whole bunch of different things this will be linked different things this will be linked different things this will be linked down below now I would like to give a down below now I would like to give a down below now I would like to give a big special thanks to the next Cloud big special thanks to the next Cloud big special thanks to the next Cloud team they didn't sponsor this video or team they didn't sponsor this video or team they didn't sponsor this video or anything but they did help me get out anything but they did help me get out anything but they did help me get out here so big thank you for that it has

  8. here so big thank you for that it has here so big thank you for that it has been an absolute pleasure working with been an absolute pleasure working with been an absolute pleasure working with you guys for the last couple days you guys for the last couple days you guys for the last couple days answering my questions showing me some answering my questions showing me some answering my questions showing me some of the features it truly has been of the features it truly has been of the features it truly has been awesome and with all that all the links awesome and with all that all the links awesome and with all that all the links to everything I mentioned will be down to everything I mentioned will be down to everything I mentioned will be down below as well as tutorials for setting below as well as tutorials for setting below as well as tutorials for setting up next cloud weather if you want to use up next cloud weather if you want to use up next cloud weather if you want to use Docker if you want to use the one click Docker if you want to use the one click Docker if you want to use the one click install on the Node or if you want to do install on the Node or if you want to do install on the Node or if you want to do a full manual install I'll link to Jay's a full manual install I'll link to Jay's a full manual install I'll link to Jay's video on that uh with all that I do hope video on that uh with all that I do hope video on that uh with all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and you have an absolutely beautiful day and you have an absolutely beautiful day and good bye

Summary

Nextcloud Hub 4 introduces significant AI integrations, including a versatile "smart picker" that works across applications and potentially challenges tools like Notion. Key features highlighted are AI-powered text and image generation, and the anticipated addition of OpenAI's Whisper for transcription, offering users enhanced productivity and content creation capabilities. The practical takeaway is that Nextcloud is actively leveraging AI to provide powerful new functionalities within its open-source platform.

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