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Intelligence per Watt: Measuring Intelligence Efficiency of Local AI

169 points · 65 comments · pythonic_hell

  1. jmiskovic · · focus · HN ↗
    Incredibly important research. We've reached the point where local LLMs are good enough! It takes less time for local model to take the first action on your task than it does for Claude to validate your login, put you into queue and start issuing the commands. Local models are persistent and 100% predictable unlike any cloud offering. It's better for the power system for the demand to be distributed. During the winter time the GPU also doubles as a 300W in-house heater. Not to mention avoiding personal data collection and re-selling.
    1. applicative · · focus · HN ↗
      Local LLMs make my laptop hot and are wrong about everything.
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