A local model trio is opening up his house's proprietary devices, layer by layer

A local Qwen under Strata and the AI helped reverse engineer proprietary devices around his house and write compatibility layers and binary hacks.

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How it works

A local model under an agent framework helps reverse engineer proprietary devices around his house
Writes compatibility layers and binary hacks

Why it’s worth knowing

Local models for local devices is a coherent philosophy, working.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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