Don't Buy an Uncensored AI on a Flash Drive: What You Can Do Instead

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/dont-buy-an-uncensored-ai-on-a-flash-drive-what-you-can-do-instead. A look at how flash-drive local AI kits sell convenience, while the same private offline setup is already free with Ollama or open source tools. Check more stories related to machine-learning at: https://hackernoon.com/c/machine-learning. You can also check exclusive content about #machine-learning, #ai-flash-drive, #ollama, #open-source-model, #local-ai, #open-source-ai-tools, #uncensored-ai, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @vanna-w. Learn more about this writer by checking @vanna-w's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. What’s actually on the drive? A copy of llama.cpp or Ollama, open source tools for running language models locally, paired with an abliterated version of a small open source model, usually something in the Qwen, Llama, or Gemma family. Every piece of that is free. You can download all of it yourself tonight, no purchase required.