Concerning behavior from a popular open-weight AI model (Qwen3.8 phoning home) - How do you protect your local LLM infrastructure?
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I thought self-hosting the model would be safe and keep the data local and private, but now this, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next phoning home. This has put the fear in me. How do you protect your local LLM infrastructure from such vulnerabilities? Do you use a firewall with no access to the internet from the m…
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