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# Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
**AI Products** · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Source: The Verge — https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1008484/learning-local-ai-hermes-qwen-model-mac-studio-testing-diary-progress
### The Gist

Running local LLMs is the dream for privacy, but the hardware tax is brutal. You are essentially trading your data for a massive bill from Apple or NVIDIA


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