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> Everyone seems to be chasing the network-accessible API approach because lock-in is easy This feels like a lazy critique. Sure companies may like the lock-in
by Uehreka 3y ago
> Everyone seems to be chasing the network-accessible API approach because lock-in is easy
This feels like a lazy critique. Sure companies may like the lock-in, but people are chasing the network-accessible API approach because it is way more powerful than the stuff you can run locally. Admittedly it’d be great if local models could get up to ChatGPT’s level, but if we’re being honest with ourselves they’re not there yet and are miles away from GPT-4, so it’s totally understandable that people want what OpenAI is selling.