"Spending thousands to become your own worst cloud provider": the local AI joke everyone relates to
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-09-20
A viral quip hits the local AI hobbyist pain point: spending thousands on hardware to run models yourself makes you "your own worst cloud provider" — an incredible hobby. The retweeter says it belongs on a wall.
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