Theo Rebuts: Users Unlikely to Run AI Locally
Scobleizer · x · 2026-07-08
Tech blogger Robert Scoble shared the perspective of developer Theo (t3.gg), who pushed back against the idea that users will run AI locally, arguing that local inference is simply impractical today. This discussion strikes at the core of the ongoing debate between local and cloud-based AI deployment routes.
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