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Hands-On AI (Video)

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About the show

Hands-On AI explores and explains artificial intelligence — and shows you how to actually use it. Because AI is exactly that: a tool, and like any tool, what matters is what you do with it. In short, focused episodes, Mikah Sargent takes you inside the technology reshaping how we work, create, and communicate. Learn what's really happening inside a large language model, run AI entirely on your own hardware, put the AI already in your pocket to work, and discover uses you hadn't thought of. No buzzwords, no doom — just practical, hands-on help from one human to another.  Submit your AI questions through email at handsonai@twit.tv or via TWiT's social media. You might hear your question answered on the show! New episodes every Thursday.

Latest episodes

  • The Chatbot in Your Laptop - Run AI on Your Own Computer, No Cloud Required

    October 1, 2026 · 25 min

    Your next chatbot doesn't need the cloud. Mikah Sargent installs a free app, downloads an AI model, turns off the Wi-Fi, and keeps right on chatting, all on an ordinary computer. Along the way, he explains how to read a model listing…

  • Welcome to Hands-On AI

    September 28, 2026 · 2 min

    Hands-On AI is the show that turns AI confusion into AI confidence. In this introductory episode, Mikah Sargent lays out what the show is and isn't: short, focused episodes — most 10 to 15 minutes — that take one question, one tool, or one…

  • Hands-On AI Is Getting Into the Good Stuff - Local Models, Open Weights, No Cloud

    September 18, 2026 · 2 min

    Qwen, Muse Glimmer, Ollama, llama.cpp, quantization, mixture-of-experts, RAG, tokens per second. On Hands-On AI, those aren't buzzwords — Mikah Sargent will explain exactly what they mean, then put them to work on hardware you already own…

  • Hands-On AI Cuts Through Hype and Doom - AI Is a Tool. Here's What It Actually Does

    September 9, 2026 · 1 min

    Depending on who you ask, AI is either going to save the world or end it. Mikah Sargent has a different take: it's a tool, and what matters is what you do with it. Every week on Hands-On AI, Mikah tests the tools everyone's talking about…

  • Introducing Hands-On AI - Everyone Says You Should Use AI. Nobody Says How.

    September 2, 2026 · 1 min

    How many times this week has someone told you that you should be using AI — without ever telling you how? Mikah Sargent introduces Hands-On AI, a new podcast from TWiT.tv with short, focused episodes that explain what these tools actually…