You know, just like actual garbage, not all AI is equal. Some ai you probably do want to throw away. Some can be repurposed into something great. locally hosted AI is a wonderful tool that empowers the individual. The same as any FOSS software, it’s a threat to the establishment.

To conflate the mathematics and technology of LLMs with billionaire bullshit is tempting, but also an error.

Perhaps in Candyland, or maybe even the land of chocolate. But I think in the real world it’s here to stay.