Yeah, I'm expecting that Opus 4.8/5.5 tier will be the best models we have access to without having to provide more ID than just credit card info. If that happens, it'll end my brief stint of paying for these models instead of working within the bounds of local ones.

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oneneptune 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Don't worry, China and other countries won't be so dumb with their models.

	▲	taylorius an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"and other countries" - kind of a short list, that.
	▲	theshrike79 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Chinese models are free and open because it hurts the US-based competitor, not because China is some benevolent entity.
	▲	itopaloglu83 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Are we assuming that any country that achieves the AI supremacy will be benevolent? Every country has its own goals, and they're not always aligned with what's best for the humanity.
	▲	WarmWash 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		"Don't worry the ethno-nationalist authoritarian adversarial state will save us"