Re: Collaborative training of Libre LLMs (was: Is ChatGTP SaaSS? (was: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: llm))

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

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  > However, if the "patching" technology can only serve a single "patch" +
  > main model, there is a problem. Improving libre neural networks will
  > become difficult, unless people utilize collaborative server to
  > continuously improve a model.

  > Such collaborative server, similar to ChatGPT, will combine "editing"
  > (training) and "consulting" together. And, unlike Wikipedia, these
  > activities are hard to separate.

If the users in this "community" can't move their work outside of a
private "collaborative server", they are in effect prisoners of that
server.  Whoever keeps them stuck there will have power, and that will
tempt per to mistreat them with it.

  > This raises a moral question about practical ways to improve libre
  > neural networks without falling into SaaSS practices.

From the example above, I conclude it is crucial that people who use a
particular platform to modify and run the model have the feasible
freedom of copying their modified versions off that platform and onto
any other platform that satisfies the specs needed to run these models.

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