Run AI models on vintage hardware

Developers have demonstrated that even a 2005 PowerBook G4 can run modern large language models, proving that legacy technology can be creatively repurposed for advanced AI tasks despite its slower performance.


appleinsider.com / A Powerbook G4 is barely fast enough to run a large language model

A developer ran a modern 110M Llama2 LLM on a 2005 PowerBook G4 despite its limited 1.5GHz, 1GB memory, and 32-bit architecture, proving that older hardware can handle modern AI models, though performance is much slower than on newer devices.

macrumors.com / Software Engineer Runs Generative AI on 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4

Software engineer Andrew Rossignol ran Meta’s Llama 2 on a 2005 PowerBook G4 with just a 1.5GHz processor and 1GB RAM using llama2.c and AltiVec enhancements—joining other examples of generative AI on legacy devices like the PS3 and Xbox 360.


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