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Syllabus
1. The Capability Gap: Real, But Narrowing (and Task-Dependent)
- Understanding the LLM Capability Spectrum
- Navigating Open-Weight Model Tracks and Avoiding Pitfalls
2. When Local Wins (The Decision Criteria)
- Identifying Strategic Advantages of Local LLMs
- Cost, Control, and Hybrid Deployment Strategies
3. Making It Practical: Quantization and Hardware Tiers
- Quantization: Compressing Models for Efficiency
- Matching Hardware to Model Size and Exploring Runtimes
4. The Design Heart: Determinism + Semantic Mapping Over a Smaller Model
- Compensating for Smaller Models with System Design
5. The OT / Industrial-Edge Opportunity
- Unlocking LLM Capabilities at the Industrial Edge
6. Exercise: Spec a Local Deployment
- Designing a Production-Ready Local LLM System