Comment by nullbyte
5 months ago
I specifically do not use the CN/SG based original provider simply because I don't want my personal data traveling across the pacific. I try to only stay on US providers. Openrouter shows you what the quantization of each provider is, so you can choose a domestic one that's FP8 if you want
Funny, living in Europe, I prefer using EU and Chinese hosts because as I don't want my data going to the US.
The trust in US firms and state is completely gone.
Living in the US, my trust in US firms and state is also completely gone. My only hope is local LLMs.
Tangent note: this sounds like the same mistake as EU's reliance on Russia.
Not really. China doesn't share a border with us, doesn't claim any EU territory, and didn't historically rule our lands the way the USSR did. In the context of spheres of influence and security interests, its strategic goals aren't directly at odds with the EU's core interests.
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