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Just because we'll have to pay for the hardware, doesn't mean we'll have meaningful control. Look at what happened with phones - weak and limited slaves to the
by dTal 5mo ago
Just because we'll have to pay for the hardware, doesn't mean we'll have meaningful control. Look at what happened with phones - weak and limited slaves to the mothership, secured against pesky users with powerful encryption, yet costing more than a vastly superior laptop; quasi-mandatory platforms for highly addictive experiences, centered around the flow of information.
And now with LLMs we can create even more fabulously addictive experiences, even more finely tuned information flows, even more treacherous servants. I very much doubt that we'll be allowed full control of it all. Every effort will be spent to centralize power, and every effort will be spent to extract as much cash as possible from us for the privilege.
- fsflover 5mo ago> Look at what happened with phones - weak and limited slaves to the mothership, secured against pesky users with powerful encryption Not all phones are like this. GNU/Linux phones obeying users exist too.
- array_key_first 5mo agoPhones are such a travesty because they're so incredibly overpowered. I think there's a lot of people out there where their iPhone has more compute than their laptop or desktop, but it can't do 1/10th the amount of stuff. What a waste!
- zozbot234 5mo agoThey're actually underpowered because they can't sustain that full compute over time like a desktop can, or even a laptop to some extent. That's a key limitation for AI.