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Frontier AI Models Will Run Local in 6 Months | Zain Javaid

Ghost bets that locally-run open-weight models will match frontier AI within months, justifying dedicated $3,500 personal-AI hardware over cloud subscriptions.

  • $3,500 Core launches: Ghost emerged from stealth with $11M led by Andreessen Horowitz, selling a dedicated local GPU-equipped AI computer.
  • Frontier-level local in months: Javaid predicts models matching today's frontier capability will run on Core or a laptop within three to six months.

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