I’m curious to get a general pulse on how people here view the rapid evolution of AI, specifically on lemmy. On one side, there’s growing interest in local open-weights models, self-hosted setups, and practical developer/productivity tools. On the other, there seems to be a growing list, I can’t keep track of, that are seen as major concerns. I’m not here to pick sides or be biased in one corner. Im genuinely curious what people have to say about AI in general. And maybe it will help me and other get a better handle on how we perceived it in our ever changing world.
I’m a shameless local LLM shill. I have one loaded right now, experimenting with it.
I also thought Sam Altman was a psychopath before that was the popular opinion, and have never subscribed to OpenAI or even used their free UIs. Not once. Not even the “original” GPT 3.5.
I don’t plan on ever doing it. I will rail against them.
In other words, the sides aren’t mutually exclusive.
One can hate “AI” with a burning passion, using the term AI pejoratively. And be passionate about local ML.