As someone who is in the camp that open-source models are the future, I am slightly disappointed that when it comes to image and video models, they are not more popular among the “average” person. I know people seem to think these models are not as good as the proprietary ones; however, I think for everyday use cases (simple generations, editing), these models are more than capable, and the ability to do away with safety filters slapped on by proprietary models is huge. So, I think the issue could be how hard it is for people to use these models. Yes, I know open source models are technically available to everyone, but since you need a $4,000 machine or the technical know-how to use rented GPUs, it really isn’t for everyone. With that said, I was wondering if open source models were made easier to use and somehow those $4,000 machines became available to all, would that make them more popular? submitted by /u/Fabulous_Following83
Originally posted by u/Fabulous_Following83 on r/ArtificialInteligence