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User seeks name for local-cloud AI architecture balancing privacy and capability

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A Reddit user is seeking a name for a system architecture where a local model processes personal data, acting as a gatekeeper before any information is sent to a cloud-based model. This approach aims to balance the reasoning capabilities of large cloud models with the privacy concerns of keeping sensitive data locally. The user describes a setup where the local model redacts and scopes data, treating the cloud model as untrusted labor, and recounts a personal experience where a cloud model leaked sensitive information despite safeguards. AI

IMPACT This architecture could offer a new paradigm for personal AI assistants, enhancing privacy while retaining powerful reasoning capabilities.

RANK_REASON User is asking a question about an architectural concept, not announcing a new product or research.

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User seeks name for local-cloud AI architecture balancing privacy and capability

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/rredditscum ·

    Is there a name for this: local model holds your context, cloud model never sees the raw data? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I want this torn apart before I sink more months in.</p> <p><strong>The itch:</strong> I want frontier-model reasoning over my actual life. Years of notes, contacts, decisions, the whole substrate. Not a stateless chat box. Every existing option …

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