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When has the average American ever been willing to spend a $1,000-2,000 premium for privacy-respecting tech? They already save $20-200 to buy IoT cameras which
by nerdsniper 1y ago
When has the average American ever been willing to spend a $1,000-2,000 premium for privacy-respecting tech? They already save $20-200 to buy IoT cameras which provide all audio and video from inside their home directly to the government without a warrant (Ring vs Reolink/etc).
- state_less 1y agoTo be fair, it isn't $1000-2000 extra, it's the new laptop/pc you just bought that is powerful enough (now, or in the near future) to run these open weight models.
- echelon 1y agoEase of use is a major issue. What percentage of the people that you know are able to install python and dependencies plus the correct open weights models? I'd wager most of your parents can't do it. Most "normies" wouldn't even know what a local model even is, let alone how to install a GPU.
- wiredpancake 1y agoThat sounds like all software. We can make better software.
- nerdsniper 1y agoWiredpancake got flagged to death but they’re right. MacWhisper provides a great example of good value for dead-simple user-friendly on-device processing.
- nickthegreek 1y agoinstalling LM Studio is easy and it walks you through choosing a model as well. It is actually well within many people's abilities.
- MangoToupe 1y agoYou mean like a home with a yard large enough to keep the neighbors out of sight? Granted, based on how annoyingly chill we are with advertisements and government surveillance, I suppose this desire for privacy never extended beyond the neighbors.