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answeredAIStarter FAQPublished 2026-10-15

Why run models locally instead of the best cloud model?

I use both. Frontier models like Claude do the hardest work; local models handle private work at no cost per question. The price of local is checking their work harder, and that checking turned out to be the interesting part.

answeredWorkStarter FAQPublished 2026-10-15

Do you take speaking engagements?

Yes. Email me at ted@tedsmoot.com with the event, the audience and the date.

answeredAIStarter FAQPublished 2026-10-15

Which local models do you actually trust?

For auditing, one so far: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B passed my graduation test. The rest still run, but a script checks their work before I believe it.

See the ones that failed
answeredWritingStarter FAQPublished 2026-10-15

Why did tedsmoot.com go blank in May?

The old site described work I had moved past. A blank page said less than the wrong page, and nothing on it was false.

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declinedWorkStarter FAQPublished 2026-10-15

What do you work on with your customers?

I do not discuss customer work here. That is part of the job, not a dodge.

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