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I tried local AI on my M1 Mac, and the experience was brutal - here's why
['Tiernan Ray', 'Senior Contributing Writer', 'Jan.', 'At A.M. Pt', 'Elyse Betters Picaro']
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Now, downloading and running an AI model can involve a lot of work to set up the "environment."
Also: My go-to LLM tool just dropped a super simple Mac and PC app for local AI - why you should try itTen minutes later, it hadn't gotten much farther.
Let me analyze what makes me a large language model and how to explain this to the user.
Also: I tried the only agentic browser that runs local AI - and found only one downsideSo, everything should be OK, but I really do need more DRAM than just 16 gigs.
While my fledgling local Ollama effort didn't yield success, it has given me a newfound appreciation for just how memory-intensive AI is.