Calls it "Deepsneak", failing to make it clear that the reason people love Deepseek is that you can download and it run it securely on any of your own private devices or servers - unlike most of the competing SOTA AIs.

I can't speak for Proton, but the last couple weeks are showing some very clear biases coming out.

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 106 points 3 weeks ago (20 children)

DeepSeek is open source, meaning you can modify code(new window) on your own app to create an independent — and more secure — version. This has led some to hope that a more privacy-friendly version of DeepSeek could be developed. However, using DeepSeek in its current form — as it exists today, hosted in China — comes with serious risks for anyone concerned about their most sensitive, private information.

Any model trained or operated on DeepSeek’s servers is still subject to Chinese data laws, meaning that the Chinese government can demand access at any time.

What???? Whoever wrote this sounds like he has 0 understanding of how it works. There is no "more privacy-friendly version" that could be developed, the models are already out and you can run the entire model 100% locally. That's as privacy-friendly as it gets.

"Any model trained or operated on DeepSeek's servers are still subject to Chinese data laws"

Operated, yes. Trained, no. The model is MIT licensed, China has nothing on you when you run it yourself. I expect better from a company whose whole business is on privacy.

[+] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -14 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

What???? Whoever wrote this sounds like he has 0 understanding of how it works. There is no "more privacy-friendly version" that could be developed, the models are already out and you can run the entire model 100% locally. That's as privacy-friendly as it gets.

Unfortunately it is you who have 0 understanding of it. Read my comment below. Tldr: good luck to have the hardware

[–] lily33@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There are already other providers like Deepinfra offering DeepSeek. So while the the average person (like me) couldn't run it themselves, they do have alternative options.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

which probably also collects and keeps everything you say in the chat. just look in ublock origin's expanded view to see their approach to privacy, by having a look at all the shit they are pushing to your browser

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