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Lavalamp too hot (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[โ€“] MotoAsh@piefed.social 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You have to pay for tokens on many of the "AI" tools that you do not run on your own computer.

[โ€“] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 53 minutes ago* (last edited 53 minutes ago)

Hmm, interesting theory. However:

  1. We know this is an issue with language models, it happens all the time with weaker ones - so there is an alternative explanation.

  2. LLMs are running at a loss right now, the company would lose more money than they gain from you - so there is no motive.