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 ## GPT4All: An ecosystem of open-source on-edge large language models.
-GPT4All is an ecosystem to train and deploy **powerful** and **customized** large language models that run locally on consumer grade CPUs.
+GPT4All is an ecosystem to train and deploy **powerful** and **customized** large language models that run locally on consumer grade CPUs. Note that your CPU needs to support [AVX or AVX2 instructions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions).
 
 Learn more in the [documentation](https://docs.gpt4all.io).