I built my own local AI -- and can control it from my phone

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. PCWorld built a self-hosted AI system with an MSI mini PC, a Framework Desktop, and Telegram -- making a local AI agent accessible from almost anywhere. There are many good reasons to avoid interacting with "AI" services. They're expensive, they're destructive, they're a privacy nightmare, they're morally dubious, and they're often controlled by people who are shall we say, unconcerned about the effects of their actions on others. But a lot of these problems can be solved if you decide to roll your own LLM.