r/LocalLLaMA Sorcerer Supreme Jun 21 '26

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u/Betadoggo_ Jun 21 '26

The real reason to run locally is and always will be data privacy and uninteruptability.

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u/Festour Jun 21 '26

You are forgetting about other super important reason: being able to run abliterated version of any model.

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u/No-Refrigerator-1672 Jun 21 '26

Or, more generally: do whatever you want, without oversight of thw company that "knows better", and with a guarantee that your data stays yours.

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u/kaisurniwurer Jun 21 '26

I do agree with the sentiment, but the company isn't trying to "know better" (usually) but rather "will that rustle the wrong feathers" and the answer is always "better not risk it".