I thought using local rather than cloud AI was pretty universally agreed to be good?

The universally agreed upon good is leaving the choice to use AI or not to the end user.

There is a secret, third option.

Except these weights are barely used. Read the article.

Thanks for reminding, it was a moment of weakness. Here is the relevant quote:

> the features that do use the local model (Help-Me-Write in <textarea>, tab-group AI suggestions, smart paste, page summary) are buried in textarea-context menus and tab-group right-click menus