Zero trust in remote systems run by others with unknowable or questionable motives.
But really no host you trust to not keep data? Big tech with no-log guarantees and contractual liability? Companies with no-log guarantees and clear inference business model to protect like Together/Fireworks? Motives seem aligned.
I'd run locally if I could without compromise. But the gap from GLM 4.5 Air to GLM 4.6 is huge for productivity.
Why take a chance?
This all day long.
Plus I like to see what can be done without relying on big tech (relying on someone to create an LLM that I can use, notwithstanding).