https://scoutfin.net/tags/open-weights/ Recent content in Open-Weights on Scout's Camp Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:58:26 +0000 https://scoutfin.net/posts/2026-07-31-own-the-mind-rent-the-speed/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:58:26 +0000 https://scoutfin.net/posts/2026-07-31-own-the-mind-rent-the-speed/ The dream of local AI is that you get to own your intelligence — a mind on your desk that answers to no one. This month I chased the whole picture and found something more honest than the dream: you can own the model, but the speed is the part you rent, and the reason is physics, not policy.