Don't bother with Copilot on your Mac unless you say yes to both of these questions

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET MacOS does not lack AI apps and services. My go-to when using my MacBook Pro is a one-two combination of Ollama and Msty because the LLM is locally installed, so I do not have to worry that my queries are being used by a third party for any reason. So, when I discovered that Microsoft had released a MacOS client for Copilot, I was hesitant to install it, but curiosity got the best of me, and I had to try it. I was confident Copilot would not be able to pull me from Ollama, but there is no harm in trying, right? I have used Copilot here and there, but not enough to draw any real conclusions. Because of that, I dove into the app with curiosity. Also: How to install an LLM on MacOS (and why you should) I was not surprised that Copilot had nothing to surprise me. Funny how that works. 'What's in today's news?' One of the first things I do when testing a new AI app is ask it, "What's in the news today?" Because I tend to use locally installed LLMs, I am accustome ... Read full article.