Yes, but don’t underestimate the power of centralisation.
6 months ago you could set a server for running a decent local llm for under 800 euros.
By increasing the demands and pushing the price of hardware up, they are efectibly gate keeping access to llms.
I think the plan is that we will need to rely on this companies for compute power and llms services, and then they can do all sorts of nefarious things.
Yes, but don’t underestimate the power of centralisation.
6 months ago you could set a server for running a decent local llm for under 800 euros.
By increasing the demands and pushing the price of hardware up, they are efectibly gate keeping access to llms.
I think the plan is that we will need to rely on this companies for compute power and llms services, and then they can do all sorts of nefarious things.