of course, if it works best for you, it’s a good option! for example, im not self-hosting the lemmy instance that i use. however, there are numerous advantages to self-hosting, and if you’d like to learn more i would recommend the selfhosted community on lemmy. world
it’s not a buzzword, it is valuable, but as with many things “safety” is being used as an excuse to push bad legislation (in this case regulatory capture).
for examples of REAL ai safety, i would recommend looking at this YouTube channel