An M1 Max laptop indexed 668 gigabytes of video—over 15 hours of GoPro footage—using local machine learning models, without any cloud processing. The developer automatically identified interesting cycling moments and sent the best clips directly to their editing software. It's an increasingly practical example of local AI: serious computing power on consumer hardware, all offline and private. The project was shared on Hacker News.

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