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Local LLM usage poses tracking challenges, impacting cloud-based stats

The use of local large language models (LLMs) presents a tracking challenge, especially for in-house deployments, unlike local models which can be monitored. Current statistics primarily reflect cloud-based LLM usage, with cloud services also undergoing negotiation. These figures should be a cause for concern for companies with expenditure exceeding their income. AI

IMPACT Tracking challenges with local LLMs may obscure the true scale of AI infrastructure investment and cloud service negotiations.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the implications of local LLM usage on tracking and statistics, which is an opinion or analysis rather than a direct event.

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Local LLM usage poses tracking challenges, impacting cloud-based stats

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · knowprose ·

    So much to comment on this. Local llm use is unable to be tracked if it's in-house, and with local models it can be. So that data is missing. The stats are base

    So much to comment on this. Local llm use is unable to be tracked if it's in-house, and with local models it can be. So that data is missing. The stats are based on cloud usage. And the cloud is also being negotiated. Still, the numbers should worry companies whose burn rate exce…