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I'm sure it depends on the AI tools and features being used, but with all the "magic" obfuscation from companies surrounding them, it's not exactly clear how much of the processing is happening locally over remotely.

With some of the text stuff, I'm relatively sure most of that involves data exchange to work, but for some of the image/video editing and audio processing? That's where things get much murkier, at least to me, and where this question is largely stemming from.

I'm aware more processors are specifically being made to support these features, so it seems like there are efforts to make more of this happen locally, on one's own devices, but...What's the present situation look like?

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[–] lung@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Basically: to even have a decent model installed locally is in the gigabytes. If you didn't install gigs then it's remote

[–] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

Most ai providers do the processing remotely. As a rule of thunb, if you cant use specific AI service without internet then its done remotely

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It varies some….

Most of it is remote, however “Siri” actually does a lot locally, and I assume Google assistant does too.

Those are likely the only two that do much locally, everyone else does it all remotely.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

“Siri” actually does a lot locally, and I assume Google assistant does too.

On what basis? It's Google, so I would assume any and all data that you could possibly input into their apps and services to be used against you.

[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Mostly a “cost” basis, but it’s an assumption for the Google assistant for sure. Siri I’ve tested.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah most hey Google features don't work if you don't have an internet connection, can't even start music when driving through an area with no signal, had to pull over and use the GUI...

[–] Archpawn@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If you the download size is in the gigabytes and need a good graphics card to run it, you're doing it locally. Otherwise, it's remote.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

It's all remote and they keep everything you give them

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

It depends.

Are you using chatGPT in a browser window? Then yeah.

Are you running SD through Automatic1111 locally? Are you running Mistral or LLama models locally?

Then you're running locally.