[SkiFire13]

> that's because nobody's really explained why local AI is a good thing

There are a lot of good things that need to be explained to people, but nobody ever managed to. I don't think this will be any different.

> because the vast majority of people need the $20 paid plan at most

Exactly, people are not gonna invest time and money when there's already something else that satisfies their need.

Local AI will need to be both better and more convenient in order to be adoped by the masses.

[throaway198234]

Free is always better.

[SkiFire13]

Linux is free too, but it hasn't replaced Windows despite lot of people explaining why it should be better.

Moreover local AI is not free. You'll need proper hardware to run it which you have to pay extra for it.

[throaway198234]

but Free Windows would outsell priced Windows if it were offered open source, a la LLMs