Local AI first ≠Local AI only

Does every AI workload really need the cloud?

I experiment with real systems to find what should run Local, Hybrid or Cloud, proving trade-offs with reproducible benchmarks and code.

Principal AI Engineer & AI Strategy LeadExplore method & systems

Where should AI run?

Start with the workload, not the model. Compare what Local, Hybrid and Cloud make possible—and the constraints each one introduces.

THREE WAYS TO RUN AI

The right architecture depends on the workload.

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  1. Local AION-DEVICE
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    Privacy and control, by design.

    Run AI close to the data. Keep sensitive processing on the device and own the runtime end to end.

    THE TRADE-OFFS

    Privacy
    Data stays on device
    Latency
    Can work offline
    Control
    Own the runtime
    Models
    Device-bound
    Scale
    Hardware-limited
    BEST WHEN

    Sensitive workloads, offline reliability and predictable local interactions.

  2. HybridPOLICY-ROUTED
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    Control where it matters. Power when needed.

    Keep critical steps local, then route selected tasks to remote capacity when the workload calls for it.

    THE TRADE-OFFS

    Privacy
    Split by policy
    Latency
    Local fallback possible
    Control
    Shared across layers
    Models
    Route by workload
    Scale
    Cloud burst when needed
    BEST WHEN

    Mixed workloads with different privacy, capability and capacity needs.

  3. CloudREMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE
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    Frontier capability. Elastic scale.

    Use hosted models and managed infrastructure when reach, model strength and variable demand take priority.

    THE TRADE-OFFS

    Privacy
    Remote processing
    Latency
    Network-dependent
    Control
    Provider-managed
    Models
    Frontier access
    Scale
    Elastic capacity
    BEST WHEN

    High-capability workloads, burst demand and centralized operations.

NEXT · BUILD

Choosing where AI should run is the first step. Making that runtime reliable is the next.

Explore the runtime layer
01 DECIDE 02 BUILD

Build the reusable AI layer once.

When Local or Hybrid makes sense, I build reusable infrastructure for reasoning, mobile inference, repeated decisions and private speech.

02 BUILD 03 TEST

Does it survive a real product?

Infrastructure only matters when real applications can depend on it. These products put privacy, usability and integration assumptions to the test.

03 TEST 04 MEASURE

04 MEASURE

Test the assumptions, not just the demo.

Reproducible benchmarks turn architecture choices into evidence: what works, how well, and at what cost.

ExperimentsREPRODUCIBLE EVALUATION
GitHub

Benchmarks

3 / 6 published
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Who I am

AI strategy. Hands-on engineering. Local AI.

I lead enterprise AI systems and build AI on real devices to understand what should run Local, Hybrid or Cloud.

Daniele Moltisanti

Enterprise AI

Leadership, architecture and delivery at organisational scale.

Hands-on engineering

AI systems built and tested on Mac, Android and local infrastructure.

Public work

Open-source systems and technical writing through GitHub and stAI tuned.