And why would that require running AI models locally? You can be in essentially full control by using open source (/open weight) models (DeepSeek etc.) running on exchangable cloud providers that are as replaceable as your electricity provider.

Sure, I guess you can do that as long as you use an open weight model. (Offline support is a nice perk, however.)

We align.

I tend to do the same thing. I do not consider myself as a good representative of an average user though.