Or Deepseek, Qwen, any other open model hosted by whoever you trust most.
reply> I don't believe that a future which OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing for has my best interest in mind.
replyI don't believe in that either, but these totalitarian terms are absolutely unacceptable.
If only you could grab those models and host them literally anywhere else where you wouldn't be subject to those terms. Damn. Maybe we'll have to wait for someone to invent something like open download of model weights.
replyCare to buy me a $10,000-$100,000 computer?
replyNo but a provider with more amicable terms can.
replyAll the American companies you mentioned still follow American law and regulation. Skirting that blatantly has big consequences.
replyChinese companies do not follow American laws and there are absolutely no consequences for violating it.
Moreover, the average American is not even aware of exactly what the legal/judicial environment is like in China. If your code and data is stolen, you can't fly to China and demand justice in the courts.
Is copyright infringement an American Law?
replyAren’t those American companies sued because they didn’t follow American law?
replyOpenAI is being sued by Apple, yes
reply> All the American companies you mentioned still follow American law and regulation. Skirting that blatantly has big consequences.
> Chinese companies do not follow American laws and there are absolutely no consequences for violating it.
reply... lmk when anthropic/openai/spacex/xai are held accountable for anything. Anything at all. Hard to be when you're _writing_ the rules.
> All the American companies you mentioned still follow American law and regulation. Skirting that blatantly has big consequences.
replyNo, they don’t. This is an absurd statement to make in 2026.