# Guillermo Rauch urges people to run local models and own their AI agents

> Original title: Own your intelligence.

- Source: Guillermo Rauch
- Published: 2026-11-01T21:08:22.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hza47b3f99ae0t1hlom3pml74
- Original: https://x.com/rauchg/status/2117000819623243925

## Summary

Guillermo Rauch argues that people should own their intelligence and that local models need to keep proliferating. He says massive models may be out of reach locally for now, so users should keep their options open by owning their harness, data, connections, runtime, and agents, and by embracing open source.

## Post

Own your intelligence.

Anyone that opposes this has something to sell you (perhaps your own intelligence back to you.)

Local models need to continue proliferating. The “absolute unit” massive models may be out of reach for now locally, so your best option is to, indeed, keep your options open. Own your harness, data, connections, runtime: your agents. Embrace open source.