What is local AI?
A practical definition, including what stays local and what may still use a network.
Read the guide →Educational
Understand local AI. Choose with evidence.
Loco Learn is a structured knowledge base for researching models, hardware, runtimes, privacy, benchmarking and practical deployment.
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Explore local AI by subject.
Each hub connects foundational explanations, practical guides and evidence-focused research.
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Loco Learn Academy
Comprehensive structured courses from AI 101 to local LLM mastery.
01Local AI fundamentals
LLMs, inference, GGUF, quantisation, context, RAG, embeddings and agents.
02Models
Choose by task, hardware fit, runtime compatibility and licence.
03Benchmarks
Understand methodology, performance measurements and evidence labels.
04Hardware
RAM, VRAM, CPUs, GPUs, laptops, workstations and servers.
05Runtimes and tools
Model formats, hardware acceleration, interfaces and integration choices.
06Business local AI
Private AI, on-premise deployment, governance, cost and data considerations.
07South African local AI
POPIA considerations, local costs, infrastructure and business adoption.
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Start with the foundations.
GGUF explained
What GGUF stores, how it relates to runtimes and what a filename cannot tell you.
Read the guide →How much RAM does local AI need?
Estimate model memory and leave room for context, runtime and the operating system.
Read the guide →Local AI in South Africa
A grounded look at opportunity, infrastructure, privacy and organisational responsibility.
Read the guide →Editorial standard
Evidence before volume.
Loco intends to publish at scale without manufacturing expertise. Technical specifications are checked against current primary sources. Original tests describe their hardware and methodology. Third-party results stay labelled as third-party.
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