GUIDE · SEPTEMBER 2026Can you run ChatGPT offline?
No: ChatGPT runs on OpenAI's servers. But you can run a capable AI assistant fully offline with a local model. Here's what that takes and what you give up.
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GUIDE · SEPTEMBER 2026Is Alexa always listening?
Echo devices listen on the device for their wake word and send what you say to Amazon's cloud after it. Accidental activations happen, and since March 2025 there's no local-processing option. Here's how it works, and the alternative.
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GUIDE · SEPTEMBER 2026What does an AI subscription cost over three years?
The math on monthly AI subscriptions over 12, 24 and 36 months, compared with a one-time $549 device, and what the comparison does and doesn't tell you.
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GUIDE · SEPTEMBER 2026What happens to your AI device if the company shuts down?
When cloud-dependent devices lose their company, they can stop working: Humane's Ai Pin in 2025, Revolv's hub in 2016. How to tell whether a device depends on its maker's servers, and what to look for instead.
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