Local AI used to be a compromise.
Nowadays, models like Qwen3.8-27B are beating Claude Opus 4.6 Max on 25/29 benchmarks.
Privacy. Cost. Agents. Control.
So… why are we still sending everything to the cloud? 👀
I went from struggling with my first AI agent to running Hermes in minutes. Here’s my beginner-friendly guide to getting your own personal AI agent up and running.