oh i am anti as all hell. i have knowledge of how the models tend to work, how the training is done, and how reasoning and tool use is implemented. that’s why i never use online models and check the datasets of local ones.

but like… the idea isn’t bad. it’s just that the way people use it is to steal information, burn through massive resources, and atrophy their knowledge. just like how the idea of a block chain, or a uniquely identifiable digital token, isn’t intrinsically bad, but the biggest use was grifting.

a model trained on consensually acquired data, using only renewable energy, run locally, can still achieve useful things like quickly finding information from a loose query, doing bulk edits, making templates and placeholders, or offering suggestions. it’s just that it would take longer and not be hype-worthy. so no for-profit entity does it. that’s what makes projects like the ai horde interesting.