Local models also enable:
reply- not being locked into a provider
- not being forced to have your prompts saved by a possible competitor
- an alternative to the duolopy we quickly see forming
- offline access
I fear for the future without local models, much more than the future with them, and would rather everyone had access to a local model than be certain we catch everyone copy+pasting LLM responses. Watermarking would be cool, but it's not worth losing local for.
To be clear, we agree. The problem is that unless local AIs become "normie friendly" real damn quick, we're gonna lose em, because they're damned inconvenient to power. That is what I fear.
replyMy apologies, I misunderstood your original comment to mean "We shouldn't have local models if it breaks watermarking" but yes, I think we're on the same page now
replyChill my dude. This is just a sane default which will catch normies copy pasting stuff from claude and chatgpt. It's good enough.
replyDo you not want "normies" to have local AI? Do you believe that your ability to use esoteric software makes you special, makes you immune to law? The days where you can find refuge in running "weird hacker crap" instead of 100% goobermint approved software are numbered because news flash: AI means there are no normies anymore. Anyone can do anything.
replyNo, I will not chill. The war on general purpose computing is gonna get real hot real soon.