> effectively pulling the rug from under their customers.

This is the whole point of AI. Its a black box that they can completely control.

I hope local models advance to the point they can match Opus one day...

	▲	zozbot234 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If OP is correct, Opus has regressed to a point where local models are already on par with it.
	▲	NinjaTrance 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Considering the advances in software and hardware, I would expect that in 2 or 3 years. And I hope we will eventually reach a point where models become "good enough" for certain tasks, and we won't have to replace them every 6 months. (That would be similar to the evolution of other technologies like personal computers and smartphones.)
	▲	addandsubtract 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		We said this since ChatGPT 3. People will never be content with local models.