Today we get our hands dirty running AI language models on our very own (and very *hot*) laptop!
Exploring the tradeoffs, we see how this approach addresses common AI objections including privacy and resource usage. Local AI is a promising path, though still a bit tricky to get up and running.
**Concepts**
- AI Ethics
- Open weight models
- Model size
**References**
- LM Studio
- [Local LLMs are getting easier]() - 2026 guide by Sitepoint
- Eliza web version
- Gemma models by Google DeepMind
- Llama models by Meta
- Local AI coding is finally good enough - video by Forrest Knight
- Pydantic AI Python library including web chat UI
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