Episode 1880 • • 1:01:13 - 1:05:37
1880: Antifa Book Club
Chinese AI Models, Localized Computing, Mac Studio
The Chinese AI model GLM 5.2 is rated as a top-tier competitor to Western models like Claude and GPT-4, while being significantly cheaper per task. There is a growing trend toward running AI models locally on hardware like the Mac Studio with unified memory to avoid data center costs. Major tech companies, including OpenAI, are reportedly developing their own custom chips to support this infrastructure.