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Adam Curry describes acquiring an Asus-branded DGX machine with 128GB of RAM to run AI models locally, avoiding monthly subscription fees and cloud outages. The machine, which has doubled in price due to RAM costs, allows for high-performance tasks without relying on commercial APIs. The discussion touches on the measurement of "compute" in flops versus power consumption.
Data Privacy, Local Computing vs. Cloud Storage
The hosts advocate for local computing and the use of open-source operating systems like Linux to avoid data harvesting by large corporations. They criticize the public's willingness to upload personal data to the cloud while simultaneously fearing government surveillance. The discussion emphasizes that privacy is a choice made through hardware and software habits.
