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erronis

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9. Generative "AI" and the LLMs underlying it are not all controlled by "robber barons"

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 07:11 PM

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You can run your own "AI" programs on your own hardware and built using public source models - or you can train your own models based on the data you supply. Sure the big players are trying to scoop up all the eyeballs but that doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of applications using open-source technology and non-pirated content.

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Ohio university says all students will be required to train and 'be fluent' in AI -- The Guardian [View all] erronis Monday OP

Excellent OP.... anciano Monday #1

Gawd I hope not! SheltieLover Monday #4

Those AI tools are all illegally trained, and it's ALWAYS unethical to use them. I feel sorry for anyone highplainsdem Monday #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover Monday #3

The data that the "AI" tools use does not have to be illegally obtained. erronis Monday #5

It isn't primarily a search bot. Its primary use is fraud, so the users can pretend to have knowledge and highplainsdem Monday #6

We differ in our opinions. Your experience may know of more fraud. erronis Monday #7

Why would I? You're choosing to use an unethical tool controlled by robber barons because you find highplainsdem Monday #8

Generative "AI" and the LLMs underlying it are not all controlled by "robber barons" erronis Monday #9

Those open-source models were still pre-trained on stolen IP. They're not found under a cabbage leaf, highplainsdem Monday #10