Re:AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come ...
by jdiff on Sunday April 12, 2026 @10:21AM
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Swartz died in 2002, decades before LLMs. It is distasteful to put words in the mouths of the dead by invoking him here.
Even local AI concentrates power in the hands of a few, the few who can afford the hardware to run it, and the few who have the luxury of enough time and energy to devote to engaging with the intricate, technical rabbit hole of local models.
Re:AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come ...
by jdiff on Sunday April 12, 2026 @02:32PM
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It is lauding his accomplishments, yes. Why bring him up in specific if there is no relation intended? There are many broad shouldered giants in this space.
Even local AI concentrates power in the hands of a few, the few who can afford the hardware to run it, and the few who have the luxury of enough time and energy to devote to engaging with the intricate, technical rabbit hole of local models.