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Yesterday · Tue 10 Nov

I gave my local AI model access to my personal documents, and it finally became more useful than a chatbot

AI-generated summary XDA reports that running a local large language model with access to personal folders and documents can make the technology more useful than standard chatbots while keeping files private. The author uses apps like LM Studio, Cherry Studio, and AnythingLLM, along with models such as Qwen 3.5 9B, to handle health, finance, and note files locally.

Mercor raises $750M at $20B valuation to take AI agent evaluation to enterprises

AI-generated summary Artificial intelligence training data company Mercor.io Corp. raised $750 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation to expand its AI agent evaluation services to enterprises. The funding round included participation from corporate investors Nvidia Corp., Salesforce Inc., and Zoom Communications Inc. along with several other venture firms.

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