"Self-hosted AI" usually gets read as "run the model locally" — and that reading kills the option that's actually practi...

"Self-hosted AI" usually gets read as "run the model locally" — and that reading kills the option that's actually practical.The model can stay an API call. What moves onto your own box is everything that accumulates: memory, the searchable conversation archive, scheduling, skills. Runs fine on a $6/mo VPS — none of it is inference.Honest accounting of what leaves your machine and what doesn't:https://avelina.ai/blog/self-hosted-ai-benefits#selfhosted #ai #privacy