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I personally don’t trust Snowden. Looking at the difference between how he was treated and how Assange was treated. One guy gets to rot in prison, other guy gets movies made about him from Hollywood. Snowden is very much controlled opposition in my mind.

But that being said, I think he is truthful about OpenAI. Which sucks, because now I and many others love using chat gpt.

It’s possible to self host these things though. I read an article about it here:

https://blog.lytix.co/posts/self-hosting-llama-3

But probably not worth the money for most people.

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Assange fled to a consulate in London. After years of annoying everyone in that small building he thought it would be smart to unveil sensitive information on the government of that consulate. So, they kicked him out by letting the British police in, now he’s getting prison time because fuck freedom of press apparently. Snowden fled to Russia. He would have never seen the light of day if they would have cought him. Probably Guantanamo Bay torture for the rest of his life. So their situations are different, I don’t know why that would make a difference to the trust in them.

    Both have a strong moral compass, otherwise they wouldn’t have done what they did.

    I’d rather trust and believe whistleblowers with a very strong moral compass, acting in the interest of the general public, then big tech companies hoarding in our data, breaking copyright and privacy, all for those tasty billions. Those companies only have a moral code towards their own bank account.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Here’s the content in case anyone is blocking/avoiding X:

    OpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, retired US Army general and former NSA head, to its board of directors.

    Nakasone, who led the NSA from 2018 to 2023, will join OpenAI’s Safety and Security Committee.

    He will help improve AI’s role in cybersecurity by detecting and responding to threats quickly.

    His appointment follows concerns over safety culture at OpenAI.

    Source: The Verge

    They’ve gone full mask-off: 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 trust @OpenAI or its products (ChatGPT etc). There is only one reason for appointing an @NSAGov Director to your board. This is a willful, calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth. You have been warned.

    The source is probably this article.

  • ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Snowden is rather trustworthy simply because he risked A LOT by doing something he believed in. He’s an international hero.

    Self-hosting an AI chatbot takes 5 minutes and is very easy if you’ve ever used the linux terminal before.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      01·
      13 days ago

      I think it’s more complex than that. There’s a reason he went to Russia, and it’s not because Russia is a haven for political dissidents. He’s a thorn in the US’ side, and he’s currently benefiting Russia by doing that, so he gets to stay. He probably also sold some intel to Russia as well.

      I do think he’s a hero, but I don’t like that he’s currently in Russia. I think the President should pardon him for whistleblowing and bring him home, but also never give him security clearance (or allow him to work with those that have it). I’m grateful for him outing constitutional violations by the NSA, but I’m also worried about his loyalties.