Grok Bot + Ollama: Turn a Spare Mac into a Local Light-Task Node
Input: daily light-task queue from AI assistants → Process: local Ollama models and toolchain → Output: text summaries/drafts/sorting, Norwegian speech-to-text, video checks
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Requires an already-on Mac (author used MacBook Pro M1 + 16GB RAM). Install Ollama and pull Gemma 4 12B, configure a shared task queue for AI assistants to drop light jobs, set four behavior rules and a watchdog safety mechanism. Network/firewall per your local environment. No extra hardware needed.
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