How to Choose a Local AI Model for Your Computer
Choosing a local AI model is a hardware-fit problem before it is a model-quality problem. Define the job, find your real memory budget, estimate weights plus KV…
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John C. Mullen
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87 published articlesHow to Write a Prompt with Clear Success Criteria
A prompt with clear success criteria states the outcome you want, the constraints that matter, the evidence the model may use, and what the final answer must…
How to Install Ollama and Run Your First Local Model
Ollama installs with a single command on macOS, Linux, and Windows, and a first local model can be running within minutes. This guide covers prerequisites, installation per…
Why a Local AI Model Runs Slowly: A Troubleshooting Checklist
A slow local AI model is usually not one problem. Separate model loading, prompt processing, and token generation first, then check GPU offload, context length, quantization, and…
AI for WordPress: Content Workflows, Integrations, and Quality Control
AI for WordPress connects AI models and agents to your site to assist with drafting, editing, alt text, comment moderation, and publishing workflows. This guide covers the…
How to Evaluate AI Answers: Accuracy, Sources, and Repeatable Testing
AI answers can be fluent, confident, and wrong. This guide explains a practical three-pillar method for checking accuracy, verifying sources with lateral reading, and running repeatable tests…
How to Prevent Duplicate AI-Generated WordPress Posts
Preventing duplicate AI-generated WordPress posts requires more than a plagiarism check. Build topic clusters before generation, assign each post a unique search intent and angle, use strict…
Connecting WordPress to Local AI: Architecture, Access, and Troubleshooting
Connecting WordPress to local AI means running an OpenAI-compatible inference server on hardware you control and registering it as an AI connector so the WordPress AI Client…
What Is an AI Context Window? Tokens, Limits, and Practical Workarounds
A context window is the amount of input an AI system can process at one time, measured in tokens and including the response it is generating. This…
Why WordPress Cannot Connect to a Local AI Server
When WordPress fails to reach a local Ollama or llama.cpp server, the server is usually healthy and the connector is the problem. Reported causes cluster around the…
AI Agents and Automation: Components, Limits, and Human Oversight
An AI agent is a system that decides and then acts, not just one that generates text. This pillar guide breaks down the components of agentic systems,…
AI Privacy: Understanding Local Processing, Cloud Services, and Data Exposure
AI privacy depends on where data goes, who can access it, and what secondary uses are allowed. This guide explains local, cloud, and hybrid AI data flows,…