> We're on the precipice of something incredible.
Total dependence on a service?
On a scale that would make big tobacco blush.
Between the internet, or more generally computers, or even more generally electricity, are we not already?
Yes this is the issue. We truly have something incredible now. Something that could benefit all of humanity. Unfortunately it comes at $200/month from Sam Altman & co.
The quality of local models has increased significantly since this time last year. As have the options for running larger local models.