How I AI · Monday, July 13, 2026
Alex Finn highlights that open-source tools like Open Claude and Hermes have significantly simplified the process of running AI models locally. Previously complex tasks of finding, configuring, and deploying models are now more accessible, allowing users to simply instruct the tool to find the best model for their hardware and use cases.
“So the good news is, uh, Open Claw and Hermes has made this process 10 trillion times easier.”
“Before you would have to go, find the right model, find the right version of it, uh, make sure it fits into memory, download it, run it on a server, all these really complex things that in a normal person would never be able to do in a thousand years.”
“And so as long as you have Hermes or Open Claw, you know, you can just say, hey Open Claw, check out the new Mac Studio I just bought, figure out look at all the hardware, figure out which model we should run, think about the use cases that are appropriate for me, and then load up and run anything you want.”