AI & ML — LOCAL AI / OLLAMA

Local AI / Ollama

Most topics here have three levels — Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced — so pick one and go as deep as you want. A few go straight to Intermediate for readers who already have the basics down.

Ollama
Running LLMs on your own machine — no internet, no API key, no cloud bill.
Introduction Intermediate Advanced
Cloud AI vs Local AI
Which one to use, and when — cost, privacy, and speed trade-offs, with real decision math.
Introduction Intermediate Advanced
Quantization
How big models run on small hardware — real before/after file sizes, and the math behind the shrink.
Introduction Intermediate Advanced
Comparing Ollama Models
A durable framework for comparing models — built to keep working no matter which new model launches next.
Introduction Intermediate Advanced
Comparing Two AI Models: Which Parameters to Check
The parameters that actually matter, and why the right ones to check depend entirely on your use case — coding, writing, support, or analysis.
Introduction