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AI in the browser
The technical and practical side of running AI on your own device — why on-device AI is private by design, what actually runs locally vs in the cloud, how AI runs in your browser with WebGPU and WebAssembly, the privacy cost of free AI tools, and whether browser AI works offline.
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AI in the browser · Jun 7, 2026
Do browser AI tools work offline?
How on-device AI tools keep working without a connection, and what still needs the network.
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AI in the browser · Jun 6, 2026
How big are in-browser AI models (and why size matters)
Why an on-device model is tens to hundreds of megabytes — and why that download is worth it.
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AI in the browser · May 30, 2026
Bring your own ONNX model: running your own weights in the browser
The logical end state of on-device AI — if the computation happens on your machine, the model does not have to be ours. How BYO-ONNX works and why it exists.
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AI in the browser · May 27, 2026
Is my data safe with browser AI tools? A plain-English audit
A practical, non-technical guide to whether your data is safe with browser-based AI tools — the upload-versus-on-device distinction, what each model protects, and a checklist for auditing any tool.
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