[ksynwa]

Why mac mini instead of something like a raspberry pi? Aren't thede claw things delegating inference to OpenAI, Antropic etc.?

[kator]

Some users are moving to local models, I think, because they want to avoid the agent's cost, or they think it'll be more secure (not). The mac mini has unified memory and can dynamically allocate memory to the GPU by stealing from the general RAM pool so you can run large local LLMs without buying a massive (and expensive) GPU.

[ErneX]

I think any of the decent open models that would be useful for this claw frency require way more ram than any Mac Mini you can possibly configure.

The whole point of the Mini is that the agent can interact with all your Apple services like reminders, iMessage, iCloud. If you don’t need any just use whatever you already have or get a cheap VPS for example.

[trcf23]

If the idea is to have a few claws instances running non stop and scrapping every bit of the web, emails, etc, it would probably cost quite a lot of money.

But if still feels safer to not have openAI access all my emails directly no?

[duskdozer]

>they think it'll be more secure (not)

for these types of tasks or LLMs in general?

[ErneX]

They recommend a Mac Mini because it’s the cheapest device that can access your Apple reminders and iMessage. If you are into that ecosystem obviously.

If you don’t need any of that then any device or small VPS instance will suffice.

[lwhi]

It's because of the Mac Mini's unified memory architecture; which is ideal for inference.

[djfergus]

A Mac allows it to send iMessage and access the Apple ecosystem.

[znnajdla]

Can a Raspberry Pi run several browser tabs?

[ksynwa]

Really? That's it?

[azuanrb]

When I tried it out last time, a lot of the features are macOS only. It works on other OS, but not all.

[znnajdla]

Easy enough for average Joe to set up. Can run several Chrome tabs. pi cannot

[bigyabai]

If you cannot configure a Raspberry Pi, you're probably not the sort of person that should be connecting agents to your local network.

[00deadbeef]

What everyone else said, plus the cuteness factor