These AI Workstations Look Like PCs but Pack a Stronger Punch
IEEE Spectrum AI Matthew S. Smith March 24, 2026

The rise of generative AI has spurred demand for AI workstations that can run or train models on local hardware. Yet modern PCs have proven inadequate for this task. A typical laptop has only enough memory to load a large language model (LLM) with 8 billion to 13 billion parameters—much smaller, and
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