Developers Run 29M Parameter LLM Locally on $8 ESP32 Microcontroller

Developers have successfully deployed a 28.9M parameter language model on an $8 ESP32-S3 microcontroller. Running entirely locally without cloud services, it achieves about 9.5 tokens/s, showcasing the potential of generative AI on low-power edge devices.

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