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Re:Trae: An AI-powered IDE by ByteDance by jay-barronville on Thursday January 23, 2025 @07:32AM (#42803331)
> […] in reality if you're not a Chinese dissident living abroad, then OpenAI is much more dangerous to you than the CCP.

Correct.

I laugh a little every time I hear some folks immediately push the “Big Bad China is just trying to steal our data” narrative. My immediate reaction is, “Grab some tea and let’s sit down real quick, so I can tell you what some of our companies right here in America and our government do with our data.”

Re:Trae: An AI-powered IDE by ByteDance by kstrauser on Thursday January 23, 2025 @08:51AM (#42803993)
It’s legal to be opposed to both, you know. At least OpenAI is in my legal jurisdiction.
Re:Trae: An AI-powered IDE by ByteDance by descendant on Thursday January 23, 2025 @10:34AM (#42804996)
Agreed. I get that both might have the same level of access to my data but if I was staying in USA, I would be much more okay with my data getting in the hands of an organization which is within the jurisdiction of the democratic country I live in. Also, given the global political scenario, China is considered a competitor/enemy due to opposite ideologies (not my personal opinion) so the choice is obvious. However, whether USA is/will stay a democracy for long is a longer debate.
Re:Trae: An AI-powered IDE by ByteDance by lmz on Friday January 24, 2025 @12:46AM (#42810808)
Some would say being closer to the powerful thing is exactly the risk. i.e. better to be far away from those you give info to.