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url: "https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vgswl5/how_many_people_in_this_sub_try_to_train_their/"
title: How many people in this sub try to train their own AI from scratch on their systems just for fun and to test out techniques from research papers?
source_kind: reddit
subreddit: LocalLLaMA
author: Sadge404
score: 29
captured: "2026-08-06T05:56:37+00:00"
comment_tree: false
topics: [ai-impact]
summary: A user with high-end hardware enjoys testing new AI training techniques from research papers as a fun, technical hobby.
status: ok
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As for me, I own a system with an RTX 5090, Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, and 64 GB of DDR5. Every time I see research come out with a new way to train AI, I immediately think to try it on my system to see the results I get. Applying things like Titans, that one Deepseek paper on engrams, or even just playing around with experimental ideas. It's kinda like a very technical version of Tamagotchi and has been quite fun.
Thoughts?