People also like privacy, and most of the time "AI" means "your stuff is going to our servers".
I don't need or want that from most applications, especially a photo viewer.
I don't need or want that from most applications, especially a photo viewer.
It almost always does but only because it is offered this way, it is not a hard technical requirement. There is nothing that would prevent offering a standalone version running locally for customers with their hardware powerful enough.