alt Hacker NewsYes, they have been on that road for years. Tesla showed everyone the way with things like always-on connectivity or not being able to change a headlight with another original one without Tesla’s blessing. What I meant is that whatever I can do with an LLM they can do more. And if they can invoke “safety” that'll keep the law on their side for some time.
As far as I can tell no manufacturer disables the car yet when detecting modifications, or take drivers to court for doing it, yet.
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drnick1 • today at 8:21 PM
> Tesla showed everyone the way with things like always-on connectivity
Nothing prevents you from unplugging the cell modem. The car will still work.
> What I meant is that whatever I can do with an LLM they can do more.
That's true but we have the benefit of unlimited time, having physical control, the analog hole.
> As far as I can tell no manufacturer disables the car yet when detecting modifications, or take drivers to court for doing it, yet.
As far as I know cars are a special case in much of the world (US, EU, others?). Right to repair laws laws usually give you the right to use non-OEM parts.
Aren't DMCA anti-circumvention provisions the bigger concern in the US? I think the EU has an exemption to allow reverse engineering for the purposes of interoperability and repair.