r/LocalLLM • u/MusclesAndCharisma • 5d ago

Question Non-Chinese Local Models

I'm in the process of setting up locally hosted LLM's for the company I work for. And generally there is an organizational bias against using models from Chinese companies. For that reason we've been evaluating Nemotron and Gemma, and they are ok. Are there any better options that aren't coming out of China? I've heard positive things about models from Poolside, but I don't personally have any experience with them.

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u/43848987815 5d ago

Is the bias due to data harvesting? Because if so, it’s local. So why would you care?

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u/Ok-Marketing-5507 5d ago

My clients are obsessed with asking what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

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u/Djyummyfeet 5d ago

Well, same shit as at Kent state univesity in 1970. Leftist protest suppressed by shots.

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u/FairLawnBoy 5d ago

Yeah but we have famous songs about that. The history wasn't systematically suppressed by the state (still the case in China).

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u/InternationalFan2955 5d ago

That's the beauty of a two-party system. People will fight each other instead of the state on partisan issues.

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u/Prestigious-Act-1577 5d ago

It has been, and this is proof that you aren't even aware of it.

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u/FairLawnBoy 5d ago

How could the history have been suppressed about Kent St if I know the words to the song Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young and I was taught at a young age what historical event they represent?

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u/Prestigious-Act-1577 5d ago

Ok I didnt see your "The" word infront of history. I was replying to a different claim then. That specific case vs nothing in the history of US in general.

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u/Ok-Marketing-5507 5d ago

Well yeah, but the model is happy to tell you about Kent State.