Dev Tools · 19h ago
Transformers.js Tests Cross-Origin Storage API for Browser AI
Hugging Face is experimenting with the Cross-Origin Storage API to enable Transformers.js to load models from third-party origins in the browser. The API allows persistent caching of large AI models across sessions, reducing load times. Early tests show significant performance gains for web-based AI inference.
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This could unlock more powerful AI apps in the browser, but cross-origin storage raises security and privacy questions that need scrutiny.
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Experimenting with the proposed Cross-Origin Storage API in Transformers.js →
Hugging Face
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