@om_patel5: THIS GUY BUILT A FREE AI ASSISTANT THAT FLOATS ON YOUR MACOS DESKTOP AND RUNS COMPLETELY LOCALLY no API keys, no subscr…
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A developer created a free, open-source AI assistant that floats on macOS desktop, runs entirely locally using models like Gemma and Qwen via Ollama, with no API keys or subscriptions, ensuring data privacy and offline capability.
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