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Pocket LLM Server Just Like a Pocket WiFi

3 points by itstomo ↗ HN
Hey HN,

If there is a pocket-sized compact hardware that hosts large-size open-source LLMs that you can connect offline, wouldn't it be helpful?

The benefits:

- You can use large-size open-source LLMs without using up your PC or smartphone's compute

- You can protect your privacy

- You can use high performance LLM offline

3 comments

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yamatokaneko
I think it’s a very interesting approach. Could be for a niche group, likely power users of LLMs who are often mobile and value privacy.

Any thoughts on how small this hardware could eventually become?

itstomo
Looks like the hardware needed to run state-of-the-art open source LLM will be ~100kg... haha It's not feasible today. Someday!
wifipunk
Any external device would need to be cheaper and/or perform better than a current gen iPhone/android device onboard. Seems like a limited market. What would the benefits be over a spec'd out mobile pc doing the same thing?