Short, specific notes on running AI on your own hardware. No newsletter funnel, no gated content — just the answers we end up giving twice a week anyway.
Most 'open source AI' claims are true at one layer and false at three others. Here is the honest breakdown for a local AI box: engine, weights, OS, and hardware.
Read the post →Under 120 watts at peak, and far less most of the day. The real numbers from a 4.5-litre machine, plus what they mean on an electricity bill.
Read the post →Local AI means the model runs on a computer in your own building instead of someone else's server. Here is what changes when the machine doing the thinking is the one on your desk.
Read the post →Tell us the task you would like AI to handle. We will say honestly whether a local box fits, roughly what it costs, and what the tradeoffs are.
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