Guides
Guides to private, local AI
Practical answers to the questions people ask before they put their work, or their clients’ work, into an AI tool. Each guide links to its sources so you can check the details yourself.
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- Can teachers use AI on student work? Teachers and instructors. The privacy questions to ask before student papers go into any AI tool, how local processing helps, and what still depends on your school’s policies.
- Section 7216 and AI for tax preparers Tax preparers and accountants. What the federal rules on tax return information mean for pasting client data into a chatbot, with links to the statute, the regulations, and IRS guidance.
- ChatGPT Plus vs a one-time private AI drive Anyone comparing costs. A three-year cost comparison of AI subscriptions and a drive you pay for once, with what each option does better.
- Is AI on a USB drive legit? A buyer’s checklist Anyone shopping for offline AI. What the drive does, what your computer does, and ten checks to run on any “AI on a USB stick” product before and after you buy.
- Business videos with AI, without uploading Small businesses and trainers. How to make narrated business videos with AI while your footage, scripts, and recordings stay on your own computer, and what local video AI cannot do yet.
How we write these
General information, with the sources linked
These guides explain how AI tools handle your information and what to ask before you use one. Where a guide relies on a law, a regulation, or a published price, it links to the source and says when we checked it.
They are general information. Laws, school policies, and prices change, so confirm the details that matter to you with the source, your organization, or a qualified professional.
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