A Beginner's Guide to Local AI

$29

A Beginner's Guide to Local AI is a 26-page practical guide for researchers, academics, writers, knowledge workers...anyone who want to run AI privately on their own device - without subscriptions, without their data leaving their machine, and without needing a computer science degree.

If you have ever pasted something sensitive into ChatGPT and immediately wondered whether you should have, this guide is for you.

What is inside:

A clear, honest explanation of how local AI works and how it differs from ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini - including the tradeoffs nobody talks about
How to check whether your current laptop or phone can run local AI right now, in about 30 seconds
Step-by-step setup instructions for three LocalAI software products to download your free AI models from.
A complete vocabulary guide so you actually understand what you are reading when you are choosing localAI models
How to choose the right model for your specific work - research, editing, legal, scripting, coding, or anything else
Setup guides for running local AI on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device
Real examples of what you can build once you have the foundation - including three things I have built on my own machine
A quick reference page with every tool and link in one place

By the end you will learn exactly how local AI works, which tools are worth your time, and how to get set up from safely - step by step, in plain language, current as of June 24, 2026.

A Beginner's Guide to Local AI

$29

If you have ever pasted something sensitive into ChatGPT and immediately wondered whether you should have, this guide is for you.

What is inside:

A clear, honest explanation of how local AI works and how it differs from ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini - including the tradeoffs nobody talks about
How to check whether your current laptop or phone can run local AI right now, in about 30 seconds
Step-by-step setup instructions for three LocalAI software products to download your free AI models from.
A complete vocabulary guide so you actually understand what you are reading when you are choosing localAI models
How to choose the right model for your specific work - research, editing, legal, scripting, coding, or anything else
Setup guides for running local AI on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device
Real examples of what you can build once you have the foundation - including three things I have built on my own machine
A quick reference page with every tool and link in one place

By the end you will learn exactly how local AI works, which tools are worth your time, and how to get set up from safely - step by step, in plain language, current as of June 24, 2026.