Local AI: why 2026 is the year
Open-source models, Strix Halo, GDPR — the stars align
Three trends converging
- Open-source models (Llama 4, Qwen 3, Mistral) reach GPT-4 level on many tasks.
- Consumer hardware (AMD Strix Halo, Apple M4 Max, NVIDIA RTX 50xx) makes 70-B models locally feasible.
- Regulatory pressure (AI Act, NIS-2, GDPR) makes cloud AI with patient data increasingly risky.
What this means in practice
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