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That's already here. Anyone can run AI chatbots similar to, but not as intelligent as, Chatgpt or Bard.
Llama.cpp and koboldcpp allow anyone to run models locally, even with only a CPU if there's no dedicated graphics card available (although more slowly). And there are numerous open source models available that can be trained for just about any task.
Hell, you can even run llama.cpp on Android phones.
This has all taken place in just the last year or so. In five to ten years, imo, AI will be everywhere and may even replace the need for mobile Internet connections in terms of looking up information.
You're probably right, but I kinda hope you're wrong.
Why?
Call it paranoia if you want. Mainly I don't have faith in our economic system to deploy the technology in a way that doesn't eviscerate the working class.
Oh, you are 100% justified in that! It's terrifying, actually.
But what I am envisioning is using small, open source models installed on our phones that can answer questions or just keep us company. These would be completely private, controlled by the user only, and require no internet connection. We are already very close to this reality, local AI models can be run on Android phones, but the small AI "brains" that are best for phones are still pretty stupid (for now).
Of course, living in our current Capitalist Hellscape, it's hard not to imagine that going awry to the point where we'll all 'rent' AI from some asshole who spies on everything we do, censors the AI for our own 'protection', or puts ads in there somehow. But I guess I'm a dreamer.