Offline survival assistant – local LLM and Kiwix, runs from a USB stick
An open-source GitHub project, 'Survival AI' (IA da Sobrevivência), describes a survival assistant that runs without internet on Windows, Linux and macOS.
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An open-source GitHub project, 'Survival AI' (IA da Sobrevivência), describes a survival assistant that runs without internet on Windows, Linux and macOS. It bundles cited survival guides in Portuguese, English and Spanish, a local language model served via llama.cpp or Ollama, and offline Kiwix libraries that the AI searches and cites. A preparer script downloads the model, libraries and portable Python, and the kit can be carried on a USB drive. The README includes a disclaimer that it does not replace doctors or emergency services. The full repository was not checked beyond this README.
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The kit runs a local language model via llama.cpp or Ollama, with answers citing bundled guides and Kiwix sources.
Source: GitHub ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 1 · AINewsIQ paraphraseA preparer script downloads the model, Kiwix ZIM libraries and optional portable Python; large files are not committed to git.
Source: GitHub ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 2 · AINewsIQ paraphraseModel options range from a 1 GB light model needing 4 GB RAM to a 4.7 GB model needing 16 GB RAM.
Source: GitHub ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 3 · AINewsIQ paraphraseA no-AI mode provides guide search on any PC with Python 3.8+.
Source: GitHub ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 4 · AINewsIQ paraphraseLimits from the stored brief
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It illustrates a packaged, fully offline use of small open-weight language models with retrieval over local document libraries, for users without reliable connectivity.
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