QVAC(@qvac):One of the strongest use cases for local AI is replacing cloud-based apps entirely. Costin just showed one: a dictation tool that boosts his productivity, for free and fully private. It is also a great example of an app integrated directly into the device OS.

2026.09.18 13:33

One of the strongest use cases for local AI is replacing cloud-based apps entirely. Costin just showed one: a dictation tool that boosts his productivity, for free and fully private. It is also a great example of an app integrated directly into the device OS.

Costin Busioc@costinbusioc

2026.09.18 12:28

Among my favorite things building with @qvac is that the value/price ratio is sooo inverted. You can ship "intelligence" inside products, while fully private, for free, where small models perform more than fine. Today's example, my productivity got a boost by dictating straight into whatever textbox I'm in instead of typing, with 2 open-source models under the hood. No doubt there are equivalent products out there (in problem solving), but matching the trio: free + private + had a blast building it myself, trickier to find for me. (just a personal prototype, not an official QVAC product)