We have many questions about OWC's new Stack AI speed booster
The OWC Stack AI promises to make local processing of large LLMs easier by somehow inflating your Mac's GPU memory across Thunderbolt. We have questions. OWC AI Stack - Image Credit: OWC The majority of the AI industry consists of the big AI players, including OpenAI , Perplexity , and Anthropic , among others. However, using them can become expensive, especially for people with massive workloads and enterprise clients. One way to trim the bills is to bring it locally, with AI models being used on a computer instead of a server. The problem there is the expense of the hardware needed for it. And, there are privacy concerns for cloud-based models too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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The OWC Stack AI promises to make local processing of large LLMs easier by somehow inflating your Mac's GPU memory across Thunderbolt. We have questions. OWC AI Stack - Image Credit: OWC The majority of the AI industry consists of the big AI players, including OpenAI , Perplexity , and Anthropic , among others. However, using them can become expensive, especially for people with massive workloads and enterprise clients. One way to trim the bills is to bring it locally, with AI models being used on a computer instead of a server. The problem there is the expense of the hardware needed for it. And, there are privacy concerns for cloud-based models too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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The OWC Stack AI promises to make local processing of large LLMs easier by somehow inflating your Mac's GPU memory across Thunderbolt.
OWC AI Stack - Image Credit: OWC The majority of the AI industry consists of the big AI players, including OpenAI , Perplexity , and Anthropic , among others.
However, using them can become expensive, especially for people with massive workloads and enterprise clients.
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