Privacy-Preserving Local AI Agents Lack RAG and Knowledge Graph Capabilities
Users who need AI agents with retrieval-augmented generation and knowledge graph tools must use cloud services that require API keys and transmit data off-device. Local model performance is insufficient for these agentic workloads, leaving a gap between privacy and capability.
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