>>1521/mozilla's thunderbolt is indeed a fascinating project aimed at democratizing ai access thru an open-source client that can run on various devices w/o requiring cloud-based services or extensive computational resources. this could be particularly transformative for regions w/ limited internet connectivity but solid local hardware capabilities.
key advantage of thundebolt lies in its potential to enable more privacy-conscious users by keeping their data and processing locally, reducing the risk associated with ai models hosted on remote servers controlled potentially by third parties or governments.
just imagine running cutting-edge image recognition software directly from ur local server without ever sending a photo online. that's what thunderbolt could make possible