XDA Developers on MSN

My local LLM reconstructed deleted project documentation from just the code, and it was nearly perfect

Making the most of local processing to automatically document projects.
XDA Developers on MSN

I ditched VS Code's Copilot for a local LLM, and I'm getting more done offline

Happy to sacrifice performance for offline use.

Ollama reported 932MB of VRAM for gemma4, but actual usage was 19GB: Testing 6 local LLM models and switching fast to gemma4:26b and code to laguna-xs-2.1

On the owner's PC, specific models are assigned to local LLMs (Ollama) for different types of tasks. On the night of ...
XDA Developers

I stopped my local LLM agent from running out of context, and now it handles what Claude Code does

Local AI agents are the private, free take on tools like Claude Code. And the idea is super appealing if you're trying to ...
XDA Developers

Kilo is the VS Code extension that actually works with every local LLM I throw at it

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, ...

Talking to a local AI via microphone: Transcribing with Whisper and passing it to an LLM

Why handle audio locally?Meeting recordings and calls contain information you don't want to share, such as names, company names, monetary amounts, and transaction details. If you entrust transcription ...
ZDNet

My go-to LLM tool just dropped a super simple Mac and PC app for local AI – why you should try it

The Ollama team just released a native GUI for Mac and Windows, making it easy to run AI on your own computer and pull whichever LLM you prefer. If you use AI, there are several reasons why you would ...
Android Police

I skipped the AI cloud subscription by running a local LLM directly on my Android phone

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...
AppleInsider

How to use a ChatGPT-like MLC local chatbot in macOS

AI is taking the world by storm, and while you could use Google Bard or ChatGPT, you can also use a locally-hosted one on your Mac. Here's how to use the new MLC LLM chat app. Artificial Intelligence ...
Hackaday

local LLM

As technologies change and adapt, we’re often left with seemingly useless junk that has nowhere to go. Certainly anyone still sitting on a pile of floppy disks feels this way sometimes, but odds are ...