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14 Aug
Why don't we have p2p similar to torrents for AI model transfers

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>AI models are really large and it's a real pain to download via hugging face only (and a major open source liability having just one source).</p>

OPINION · HOW · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
21 Jul
Torrents arrived

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been working on this project that makes LLM distributions decentralized and fast using torrents.</p> <p>Read more about tech on <a

OPINION · HOW · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
23 Jun
[Open Source] I am releasing my HugginFace downloader App

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1udrun9/open_source_i_am_releasing_my_hugginface/"> <img alt="[Open Source] I am releasing my HugginFace

OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
16 Jul
I made hftools — resume + verify + air-gap your Hugging Face model downloads from a single static binary (no Python)

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Real talk: I lost count of how many big GGUF/safetensors downloads died halfway. Just today I ate a handful of 5xx errors from the Hub, and

OPINION · WHEN · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
25 Mar
New Open-Source Physical AI Models from NVIDIA GTC 2026 – Feedback & Additions Welcome

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just putting together a quick list of the new <strong>open-source physical AI / robotics models</strong> from <strong>NVIDIA GTC

OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
7 May
Are local models becoming “good enough” faster than expected?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>One thing we’ve been noticing lately is that a surprisingly large percentage of day-to-day AI workflows no longer seem to require frontier-scale

OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
30 Mar
Got a 9B Abliterated Claude-Distilled model running for my local hermes

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1s7xv6u/got_a_9b_abliterated_claudedistilled_model/"> <img alt="Got a 9B Abliterated Claude-Distilled model

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19 May
bytedance released an open source model that attempts to do just about anything with only 3b parameters

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1thkwgk/bytedance_released_an_open_source_model_that/"> <img alt="bytedance released an open source model

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