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		LtWorf 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is Claude an Electron app? I mean, we both know it couldn't, but the company claims it can be done so why don't they do it?

amelius 16 days ago [–]

I suppose because generating tokens is slow. It is a limitation of the technology. And when data is coming in slowly, you don't need a super high performance client.

LtWorf 15 days ago | [–]

Do you really need an incredibly slow client though?

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