We have open-source models, and they're getting better and better.

smitty1e 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

But, rather that a wide Edenic expanse of communication, we seem headed toward walled gardens with gatekeepers and a need to pay money for all the usual reasons.

This seems both inevitable, and an occasion to tout the https://www.fsf.org

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jasonvorhe 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Eh? Where exactly is that a reality though? I just spent like 20$ last week on various Chinese frontier models using openrouter and ppq building like 10 different projects that would've cost way more than double or quadruple per token at the big 3 if I didn't have those alternative options. Hell, for small tasks I even fell back to a local 27b Qwen model.

	▲	hackmetothemoon 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
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janice1999 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

... if you can afford the ever increasing cost of hardware, a rise directly caused by the same AI companies.

	▲	Marha01 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think it will be ever-increasing. It might last a long time, but sooner or later supply will increase to meet the demand (or the demand will drop, or both) and hardware will be cheap again.

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nycdotnet 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

for now.

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TeMPOraL 17 hours ago | parent [-]

They will literally never get worse. It's a one-way street.

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nycdotnet 17 hours ago | parent [-]

I agree. The question is if they will remain legal.

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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 17 hours ago | parent [-]

The law doesn't prevent someone from doing or using something. It punishes them for doing or using something (if caught), but never prevents.

If laws had the power to prevent, Chicago would be some sort of utopia.

	▲	wpietri 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Chicago is pretty great, bub. This year I opened a pinball museum here, so I can testify that it's a fine place to run a business. Some friends just came from the Bay Area for a week and had a lovely time. If only for your mental health, you should step out of your media bubble now and again