TechTrying local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
The author is beginning to use AI regularly, drawn by the privacy benefits of running models locally rather than sending personal data to cloud services. They install Hermes Agent and a large language model on a Mac Studio, finding the possibilities exciting but the range of models overwhelming.
TThe Verge★★☆☆☆2026-10-11 11:00Original
Trying local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
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