…in one chat session, while checking my Home Assistant automations in the next. Open WebUI is a beast of a platform for AI-aided tasks As much as I adore the rest…
…Ollama Yes, I use my local LLMs with Home Assistant As much as I like dissing cloud-based AI tools, I’ve started growing fond of the reasoning capabilities of local LLMs…
…By connecting Home Assistant with Ollama, I can now use local AI to make automations more flexible and context-aware. Instead of creating rigid rules for every situation, I can let AI…
…Voice Mode is what makes it feel like an actual assistant Siri could never Just as agentic AI isn't something new in 2026, voice modes within AI tools are also certainly…
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…Then, zclaw demonstrated that an AI assistant can work even on tight hardware like ESP32 with an 888Kib of C firmware. The premise of running an AI agent framework on an ESP32…
…I still sought an alternative way to interact with the Home Assistant. ESPHome See at ESPHome Gemini for Home is the AI upgrade that wasn’t Things still work on Google’s…
…Google Gemini Gemini is Google's AI assistant which can help you with writing, planning, brainstorming, and deep resarch. See at Google Gemini
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