Comment by TofuLover
11 hours ago
Completely coincidentally, we're just about to launch a service that does exactly this (API access to uncensored open models)! We have a waitlist at the moment but will be live very soon!
11 hours ago
Completely coincidentally, we're just about to launch a service that does exactly this (API access to uncensored open models)! We have a waitlist at the moment but will be live very soon!
Regardless of the service, I'm amazed at the site's atmosphere, like it was a roleplaying server.
Given the context, your domain name is 'chefs kiss', perfect.
I am completely curious what your legal defense would be though.
"Come do things with AI that are probably illegal!"
What?! We had no idea people would do things that are illegal!
There is very little information that is illegal by itself. At least in the Western World, and especially in the US. The question is how far you get into the territory of aiding and abetting a crime
But the reasonable defense is that the intended use cases are legal. The home page list a couple, and the 'writing fiction'/'helping authors' case alone covers almost everything. An author asking you how to best conduct a terrorist attack or how Meth is made are perfectly normal. Maybe even tame, compared to what some authors tend to research
> defense
Improper use is that of the user, not inherent to the tool.
Scolio: guns. Respondeo: guns are much more specialized (one-use) than knives. Proper use of sharp knives when what was shipped was a butter knife is understandable.
(The simile is not fully overlapping but should give the idea. The instrument must be flexible; if it is misused it is then a responsibility of the abuser.)
I guess we'll burn that bridge when we get to it!
More seriously though, I think we should be fine: we don't host any content, and what people do with the models is their own responsibility (legally speaking, in our jurisdiction, at least according to Claude -- we're talking to a real lawyer next week). Like any other provider, we offer no guarantees of sane, safe, or accurate results.
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What can a LLM generate that's illegal in the USA? Specifically a text-only LLM?
Blackmail, incitement, libel, and basically anything that comes up if you search "computer crimes".
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Text for pamphlets criticizing the ICE?
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I really like this product idea but I really don’t want “violent delights” on my credit card that sounds extremely suspicious
Er, yes, good point! We'll make sure billing is a bit more discreet than that!
name it "virtual" instead ;)