Local machine learning inferencing will be a key trend in the year ahead, according to Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond. 2024 could see a concerted shift toward a 'local' machine learning development and training approach in a bid to cut prohibitive costs, according to a leading industry figure. With 2023 dominated by headlines on powerful large language models (LLMs) and the steep energy and cost requirements needed for AI development, Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond suggested “local machine learning” could become an emerging trend in the year ahead.