Weird how all the American social media companies continue to try to operate in Europe in spit of the massive fines they keep on racking up in court. They can't help themselves, if there is money to be made they got to get in there.
replySocial media is a tool to shift public opinion and extract cash from the general populous. Claude, however, is actually useful.
replyThe US government and software industry do not want Europe using Chinese AI for similar soft power reasons. A 1-billion strong market acclimating to Chinese *aaS is a net-loss for the US - see the panic about Canada allowing a few thousand Chinese cars
replyOpen models are, at worst, a few months behind SOTA closed models. This has been the case since 2024, and there's no indication that it's going to change.
replyYou don't need anybody to permit you access.
You can, in all seriousness, thank Meta and the Chinese for this.
"A few months" is an incredibly long time when the gap is widening on a daily basis.
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