We have heard all about AI and AI chat bots, and many - if not most of us have tried them, used them, many of our students regularly use them, to improve their writing, check their math, get help with their coding, or plainly just cheat. 

The way we access these platforms is usually via a browser or an app.  We go to chatgpt.ai log in, type in our prompt, get a response and we interact from there, going back and forth.  However, all this information we provide, is sent to the provider and we have no control over who keeps this data, how it is linked to us, and for how long it is kept and how it is and will be used. 

So how fantastic it would be, if we could just download the code and run it locally on our computer without depending on our requests and information being sent and shared with anyone remotely? 

Well, it is possible and even for the non nerds among us