Comment by layer8

1 day ago

Most people don’t have local machines with sufficient computational power and RAM.

sufficient CPU and RAM can be found in a smartphone though, so it depends on which model you're talking about.

  • We were talking about the general case for personal use. What is possible on smartphones now with local models is not comparable to what people are using ChatGPT and friends for, and that will remain the case for the foreseeable future.