Introduction to local AI models (with AMD's Anush Elangovan)
The MonkCast · RedMonk
November 19, 202512m 25s
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Show Notes
James Governor sits down with Anush Elangovan, VP of AI at AMD, to dig into the fast-evolving world of local LLMs, edge hardware, and the future of AI-powered developer experience.
They cover:
- Why local LLMs are exploding in adoption -Privacy, data sovereignty, and on-device intelligence
- Running 120B-parameter models on AMD Strix Halo laptops
- The software stack Anush uses: ROCm, Llama.cpp, Ollama, ComfyUI, PyTorch & more
- How AMD is approaching AI-driven developer tools, coding agents, and predictive ops
- The role of custom silicon, inference-optimized chips, and next-gen laptops
- What ROCm actually is (and why developers should care)
- If you're curious about the future of on-device AI, developer workflows, or AMD's AI strategy, this is a must-watch.
This podcast was sponsored by AMD.