And yet nobody ever explains who owns the IP when AI/LLM is part of the work. I am excited to see LLM being used in CAD, since I use it every day for my Design work. But I use it to validate my Design and Engineering decisions, but the idea of using inside my CAD package to do this work is not something I can get behind until someone shows me how this LLM work is being done, and especially on who's hardware. The computer industry as a whole has become too intrusive, and I'm not interested in my Design work being used to build their AI LLM library... especially if they're charging me. Furthermore, until CAD vendors only offer a Windows OS platform, I'm not interested, since Microsoft has not proven to be trustworthy when forcing users to use stupid Apps like Recall. Then there's the machine overhead that has slowed my work down because of all the background "services" MS thinks I want or need. I've been using Solid Edge from Siemens for over 30 years, but the moment a CAD Vendor offers a LINUX mid-tier CAD package, I'll be looking at it as serious replacement. Siemens has hitched its wagon to Microsoft, and every release keeps getting slower due to WEB2 services.
I haven't talked much about how things are in the industry today partially because of what you are talking about. Its a mess and just getting worse, it seems.
I wish I could say it is going to get better but I don't think it will. The constant change is a problem. LLMs learning from your IP is even worse.
IMHO, if it is your data and IP, you should be able to decide how it is used. If your IP ends up in a model, you should be compensated for it.
Mark, I think I'm getting too old for this constant "surveillance society" we've become. I understand the big CAD vendors are desperate to show they're adding all the cool stuff to their Packages to rationalize folks paying for annual Updates and Maintenance, but in the past 3 to 5 years nothing they've come up with has made me more productive, but in fact has slowed me down.
Of course, I have a very different perspective then most, given I'm an experienced user who also pays the bills, so my ROI is how I look at things. I also am not willing to pay the premium of using Widows Enterprise, since MS sells it in packs of 10... or at least that's what I understand. At least big companies can turn off all the added bloat in Windows Pro, thus making it more efficient and manageable.
Anyway, I just can't seem to warm up to AI in a Microsoft/Big CAD company Platform unless they are explicit as to what I'm actually getting for my Privacy, Money and Investment in my hardware.
And yet nobody ever explains who owns the IP when AI/LLM is part of the work. I am excited to see LLM being used in CAD, since I use it every day for my Design work. But I use it to validate my Design and Engineering decisions, but the idea of using inside my CAD package to do this work is not something I can get behind until someone shows me how this LLM work is being done, and especially on who's hardware. The computer industry as a whole has become too intrusive, and I'm not interested in my Design work being used to build their AI LLM library... especially if they're charging me. Furthermore, until CAD vendors only offer a Windows OS platform, I'm not interested, since Microsoft has not proven to be trustworthy when forcing users to use stupid Apps like Recall. Then there's the machine overhead that has slowed my work down because of all the background "services" MS thinks I want or need. I've been using Solid Edge from Siemens for over 30 years, but the moment a CAD Vendor offers a LINUX mid-tier CAD package, I'll be looking at it as serious replacement. Siemens has hitched its wagon to Microsoft, and every release keeps getting slower due to WEB2 services.
Hey Bob! Good to hear from you.
I haven't talked much about how things are in the industry today partially because of what you are talking about. Its a mess and just getting worse, it seems.
I wish I could say it is going to get better but I don't think it will. The constant change is a problem. LLMs learning from your IP is even worse.
IMHO, if it is your data and IP, you should be able to decide how it is used. If your IP ends up in a model, you should be compensated for it.
Mark, I think I'm getting too old for this constant "surveillance society" we've become. I understand the big CAD vendors are desperate to show they're adding all the cool stuff to their Packages to rationalize folks paying for annual Updates and Maintenance, but in the past 3 to 5 years nothing they've come up with has made me more productive, but in fact has slowed me down.
Of course, I have a very different perspective then most, given I'm an experienced user who also pays the bills, so my ROI is how I look at things. I also am not willing to pay the premium of using Widows Enterprise, since MS sells it in packs of 10... or at least that's what I understand. At least big companies can turn off all the added bloat in Windows Pro, thus making it more efficient and manageable.
Anyway, I just can't seem to warm up to AI in a Microsoft/Big CAD company Platform unless they are explicit as to what I'm actually getting for my Privacy, Money and Investment in my hardware.