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Mac Mini

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17 creators

Remote Codex machines for running code

"Then I set up the stack of Mac minis as remote Codex machines to run all my code on."

Claire Vo

Jev: 8 real use cases this fast, cheap model ▶ 41:52
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Running specialist Dots agents as provisioned employee-like machines inside OpenAI

"We have them running on Mac Mini. We provision them exactly like employees — we mint a new little identity and then it's got IAM and the roles. We give them a very premium machine as well because the model is incredibly capable under the hood."

Tibo Sottiaux

🔴 LIVE from OpenAI DevDay ▶ 1:27:01

Running Codex and other AI agents 24/7, remotely controllable from phone or MacBook Pro while traveling

"The Mac Mini setups remain supreme. I just bought a Mac Mini. In fact, I just bought another Mac Mini. I want to have access to Codex wherever I go. I want one instance of Codex running 24/7 and I'm going to be setting that up."

Riley Brown

GPT-6 Astra Feels Like AGI (Here’s Everything It Can Do) ▶ 20:30
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Mac Studio

Product

6 creators

Running open-source AI models locally

"The AI running on your Mac Studio with 256 gigs of RAM, which cost $12,000, which I just bought. It's a little too expensive right now."

This Week in Startups

Ask Jason: AI Extinction, Grok's Rogue Meme Coin & Weed Farms as Data Centers | E2337 ▶ 21:18
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Running local open source AI models to avoid sharing sensitive IP with closed AI providers

"I literally just ordered two Mac Studio M5s. We're going to be running local models and we're moving off Claude for a lot of our sensitive data."

Chamath Palihapitiya

AI Kills Everybody or Doomer Psyop? OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough, Nike’s $200B Collapse ▶ 1:14:44

Desktop computing for local AI model processing

"Having that work on the incredible hardware I'm gonna have on my desktop on this $12,000 Mac Studio."

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The Pentagon Wants Equity in AI Startups | E2336 ▶ 34:54
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DGX Spark

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2 creators

Running 20B to 120B+ parameter models locally on a desktop; chaining multiple units to run 400B models

"We were one of the first people, along with Elon and a few others, to receive the DGX Spark as well, which sits on your desk and provides 128 GB of unified memory to run that kind of 20 to 120B model range. You can absolutely stack them on your desk almost ..."

Jeffrey Morgan

Open Models Change The Economics of AI ▶ 25:19
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Running local AI models for unlimited free inference

"The DGX Sparks a really great plug-and-play device. You just plug it into the wall and it works. It has 128 gigabytes of unified memory which basically means you can run any model that goes up to 128 gigs."

Alex Finn

Hermes Agent Desktop: Full Setup + Real Use Cases ▶ 38:07
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