@ivanfioravanti: One thing's for sure: on Nvidia everything's easier for local AI — inference, training, playing with existing projects.…
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A developer reflects on the ease of using Nvidia for local AI tasks versus the satisfaction of getting things to work on Apple Silicon, promoting a 'hungry and foolish' mindset.
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One thing’s for sure: on Nvidia everything’s easier for local AI — inference, training, playing with existing projects. But the satisfaction when things finally click on Apple Silicon? Unmatched.
Some people just don’t like the easy path, be hungry, be foolish! 🤷🏻♂️
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