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Last year, a colleague shared with me how he used ChatGPT to evaluate content generated by his students at a local university. I was intrigued by the idea but also concerned about the ethical issues surrounding using publicly available LLMs…
Recently, a friend suggested that I use Ollama to provide useful information on a topic like cooking. I used my experiences customizing a model file and the latest iteration of Llama3.1 to accomplish that goal. I will assume that you…
There is always something to learn, and YouTube is my favorite university. Today, I learned how to create a custom model file, and if you haven’t tried it, I encourage you to do so. The first thing you will need…
Continuing my exploration of using a locally hosted Ollama on my Linux desktop computer, I have been doing a lot of reading and research. Today, while having lunch with a university professor, he asked me some questions I didn’t have…
Would a savant who has read all the books in a specific library, whether in college or even the Library of Congress, be able to create original works without facing criticism for using knowledge gained from the works of others?…
Years ago, I watched a TED talk by Larry Lessig about laws that stifle creativity. He made several excellent points in his speech, and it got me thinking about whether we are reaching a critical point in terms of laws…
Now that I’m working with Ollama, I needed to figure out how to locate the models on my storage medium and determine the amount of space they were occupying. This is especially important for the MacBook Air, which has a…
In the realm of spirituality and divine presence, one often encounters discussions revolving around gender-specific depictions of deities or higher powers within various religious traditions and cultural mythologies. While many have historically leaned towards masculine representations—often associated with strength, authority,…
Assault weapon ownership, often misinterpreted as an expression of patriotic zeal or individual right within the United States, may in fact mirror symptoms and patterns indicative of a broader societal condition –that of psychological distress stemming from unchecked aggression. At…
Everywhere you look, someone is talking or writing about artificial intelligence. I have been keenly interested in the topic since my graduate school days in the 1990s. I have used ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Stable Diffusion, and other AI software…