Developer prefers open models to avoid API output interventions
intellectronica · x · 2026-08-18
The author expresses unwillingness to accept modifications to LLM API outputs (such as watermarking or alignment interventions), even if harmless. Citing objections to DRM, they prefer open models to ensure software services align with their own requirements.
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