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Dr. Matt Rhoads
@matthewrhoads.com

134 bills in 31 states regulate AI in education because data leaves the device. Local inference changes that. Models can run on school laptops, free, with zero data transmission. The privacy compliance problem disappears. https://matthewrhoads.com/2026/07/18/local-llms-school-districts-lm-studio/

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dnu
@dnulkjkjh.bsky.social

ran into this exact compliance wall building Basil. the second I said 'no audio ever leaves the device' the conversation with IT changed completely. have you piloted with an actual district?

dnu
@dnulkjkjh.bsky.social

worth cold-pitching one. compliance officers are usually the easiest entry point — they understand the liability angle immediately and the data-residency argument does most of the work for you.