Ollama is a small but important jewel amidst all the hoo-ha currently circling the AI world. This open source software tool gives ordinary humans the power to run useful AI models on their home computer, eliminating the need for expensive cloud subscriptions, or computers the size of a small truck.
Privacy concerns also make Ollama significant. Not everyone is comfortable with their personal data being collected by AI, and some of us prefer to keep our interactions more personal and private.
If you're not familiar with the genesis of Ollama, the breakthrough moment came with the release of highly optimized yet powerful open source models like Meta's LLaMa. Suddenly, the world had a small yet powerful AI they could use locally on their computers — and which worked almost as well as the models from the major companies. Hallelujah!
