It was made by the creator of ente which is a free (5 GB) open source alternative to Google Photos. There are paid plans for more storage.

The creator was a Google developer who left after he found out Google was helping the US military train drones with AI.

Any examples?

Early to mid mollenial here with the same experience. It all went downhill when Facebook and flip phones with cameras came out ie. around 2006.

Just installed it today. Significantly improved voice typing over Google and its processed locally on your device, not server side like everything Google.

Can I access it via Eternity app? Is it basically another instance?

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