Email Without the Cloud: Building a Private AI Assistant

As cloud AI providers increasingly process sensitive personal data like emails containing contracts and medical information, this project demonstrates that sophisticated AI agents can run entirely locally—eliminating privacy risks while reducing API costs. With growing concerns over AI model training on personal data and subscription fees for cloud services, local LLM approaches represent a significant shift toward privacy-preserving, self-hosted alternatives that appeal to both privacy-conscious users and cost-aware developers.