SMRTR ProgrammingJul 29, 2025Daily.dev

My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now

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A pelican riding a bicycle, rendered in SVG by an AI running on a laptop. It's just one example of the surprising capabilities of the new GLM-4.5 Air model, a compact but powerful language model that fits on a high-end MacBook Pro.

This open-source AI, developed by Z.ai in China, can generate complex code and artwork with minimal prompting. Despite being compressed to just 44GB, it rivals much larger models in performance.

What's remarkable is how accessible these tools have become. Just two years ago, running advanced AI locally seemed like a distant dream. Now, developers can create Space Invaders games or whimsical animal illustrations without an internet connection.

While not groundbreaking, this marks a significant leap in bringing AI capabilities to personal devices. As these models continue to evolve, they're reshaping our expectations of what's possible with consumer hardware.

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