Published Apr 30, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT Charles has worked with many technologies, from Arduino to PCs, over the past 10 years. He's interested in anything electronic, but especially the development of software and video games. He has a passion for writing, playing video games, programming, singing in the shower, and spending time with friends. Sign in to your XDA account Except for Google's AI responses to searches, I've never used AI before, not once. Most people I know, when they hear this, say, "You haven't used AI? But it's so useful!" I disagreed; I'd seen the results Google's AI gave, and it honestly seemed overhyped . Then I thought about it and realized I couldn't really judge it without testing it. However, being into tech, I didn't want to risk my privacy, knowing the impact that can have, so I wanted to install the AIs locally instead . Related I started self-hosting LLMs and absolutely loved it Who needs OpenAI when your home lab can do the thinking for you?…