This is the way. As more and more ai is adopted, company and private data becomes more exposed. Businesses' intelligence getting stolen and shared with others is a no go for many rational business people. Self hosting is the way if you wish to keep your secrets. People too - you don't want your personal pictures, emails, and messages leaking into someone's prompt.
It's not the way for me. If I'm being hosted on someone else's machine, then I'm still at the mercy of some company somewhere. It's not "self-hosting" in any sense that has value to me.
This is the way. As more and more ai is adopted, company and private data becomes more exposed. Businesses' intelligence getting stolen and shared with others is a no go for many rational business people. Self hosting is the way if you wish to keep your secrets. People too - you don't want your personal pictures, emails, and messages leaking into someone's prompt.