Comment by Sol-
2 years ago
People (in any relevant number) don't run their own e-mail servers, they don't join Mastodon and they also don't use Linux. All prior knowledge about how these things have worked out historically should bias us very heavily against the idea of local, privacy-preserving LLMs becoming a thing outside of nerd circles.
Of course small LLMs will still be commercialized, similar to how many startups, apps and other internet offerings now run on formally open source frameworks or libraries, but this means nothing for the consumer and how likely they are to run into predatory and dark AI patterns.
> People (in any relevant number) don't run their own e-mail servers
I have to strongly disagree -- most people get emails from others running their own email services. This doesn't mean the average consumer is running an email server. However, if email was just served by mega-corporations, well, it really wouldn't be email anymore.
And I'm not talking about spam. Legitimate email people want to get, is being constantly sent by small, independent organizations with their own email servers.
One can hope for a similar possible future with LLMs. Consumers won't necessarily be the ones in charge of operating them -- but it would be very, very good if LLMs were able to be easily operated by small, independent organizations, hobbyists, etc.
Email is a freak exception. It’s really surprising (in a good way) that open protocols like the internet and email took over. Corporations tried to create a closed, locked down internet. But proprietary alternatives are always encroaching
What market share? What data do you have to back these claims up?