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Open WebUI: A nuanced approach to locally hosted Ollama

10/22/202410/21/2024 by Don

Open WebUI offers a robust, feature-packed, and intuitive self-hosted interface that operates seamlessly offline. It supports various large language models like Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, Open WebUI is open source with an MIT license. It is easy to download and install and it has excellent documentation. I chose to install it on both my Linux computer and on the M2 MacBook Air. The software is written in Svelte, Python, and TypeScript and has a community … Read more

Exploring Hollama: A Minimalist Web Interface for Ollama

10/14/202410/14/2024 by Don

I’ve been continuing the large language model learning experience with my introduction to Hollama. Until now my experience with locally hosted Ollama had been querying models with snippets of Python code, using it in REPL mode and customizing it with text model files. Last week that changed when I listened to a talk about using … Read more

Taking a look at financial data with Ollama

10/05/202410/04/2024 by Don

Several weeks ago a person asked me to assist her with organizing her financial records to take them to a tax professional. This person does not use a financial program like GnuCash which could make that project much easier. Instead we downloaded a csv file from her bank and then she used Microsoft Excel to … Read more

Using Ollama to write an evaluation rubric

09/23/2024 by Don

In my previous article, I discussed using Ollama and the Llama3.1 model to assess my writing. Since I’m new to teaching writing, I was curious to see if Ollama could generate an evaluation rubric for grading student writing and then use that rubric to evaluate a sample of student writing. I am going to assume … Read more

Using Ollama to evaluate what you write

09/23/2024 by Don

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 to read student writing without their consent. This led me to look for locally hosted … Read more

Working with my AI chef

09/16/202409/16/2024 by Don

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 already have Ollama installed on your computer, but if not, here’s a quick way to … Read more

How to create your own model file with Ollama

09/14/2024 by Don

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 to do is to download and install Ollama. You can do that easily by entering … Read more

Using Python to talk with an Ollama model

09/11/202409/11/2024 by Don

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 an immediate answer to. So, I went back to my research to find the answers. … Read more

Exploring the Relevance of Copyright: Can a Savant Create Original Works Without Criticism?”

09/11/2024 by Don

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? That’s a question I pose to you, the readers of this blog. Your understanding of … Read more

Contemporary AI Ethics – Can We Safeguard Innovation Without Falling into Repetitive Cycles?

09/10/202409/09/2024 by Don

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 regulating the use of generative AI. Recently, I listened to a podcast where the host … Read more