Your Own Private AI-daho: Using custom Local LLMs from the privacy of your own computer

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Discover the benefits of using custom Local Language Models (LLMs) on your own computer, including more compute cycles, lower costs, and ethics considerations.

Key takeaways
  • More compute cycles are available with local LLMs, allowing for more creativity and economic value.
  • LLMs are heavy and take up a lot of memory, but running them locally can be cheaper than cloud-based solutions.
  • Quantization is a technique to reduce the memory requirements of LLMs, making them more suitable for local use.
  • GGUF (Google’s Global Unified Format) is a standard for structuring information about LLMs, making them easier to work with and integrate.
  • Local AI apps can be fun and exciting, but it’s important to consider the ethics and implications of using these models.
  • LLMs can be fine-tuned for specific jobs, making them more useful and effective.
  • There is a growing ecosystem of open-source LLMs, including Mistral, which is a European model vendor.
  • Phi2 is another open-source LLM that can be used for tasks such as generating code.
  • Local AI can be more permissive than cloud-based solutions, making it easier to integrate into projects.
  • There are many opportunities for innovation and commercialization in the local AI space, and it’s an exciting area to watch.