This week I attended a local meetup that revolved around the topic of “local AI”. Throughout different sessions and conversations, I noticed a recurring theme: How dependent we already are on our AI systems.
I have adapted AI into my day-to-day workflow, but I don’t use AI for 100% of my work. And I’d argue I could do my job without it.
When I wrote this, I realized that’s what someone with a problem would say. Then I remembered what happened a few weeks ago when I was in the middle of writing a blog post.
Although my writing process is to a large extent still manual, when Claude went down, my first thought wasn’t “Oh, well” but rather “I can’t do my work now”. The first signs of withdrawal despite having access to other models.
But what happens when Claude doesn’t go down for a few hours but instead maybe your account gets suspended? All your workflows, skills, memory, conversation history gone (if you don’t have it backed up).
I realized I got hooked on heavily subsidised $20 subscriptions to intelligence. Now that the addiction is clear by signs of withdrawal and being willing to spend more on intelligence, the question is: Do we take care of our own supply with local AI or kick the habit altogether?
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