Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Navigating the World of AI Chatbots: A Comparative Overview of Chatbot UI and AnythingLLM
Since mid-last year I've been testing out hosted web apps that allow users to chat with various LLMs. Today I'm giving a brief overview of the 2 that I have been using the most, and where you can even give these awhirl for yourself here on
Open Source
Does ❤️ OSS?
Apple's Open Secret: Venturing Into Open-Source Software Here's something fun that I haven't seen reported elsewhere: In a move that should be raising eyebrows across the tech world, Apple, a titan of industry known for its closely guarded ecosystem, is venturing into, and even
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Revolution in Big Tech: How Giants Like Google and OpenAI Are Leading the Charge
Today Google released it's most advanced Large Language Model (LLM), Gemini Ultra. This represents another milestone in the advancement of AI. Specifically, Gemini Ultra matches the performance of GPT4. OpenAI has had the uncontested crown since GPT4's release last year. With Google's latest model,
Open Source
Publishing the AgentSearch-V1 Torrent
A while back I mentioned my interest in the status of the open web and specifically, marking the year 2023 as the last year of majority-human written data. With the launch of generative AI, the web is now increasingly being populated by machine-written content. A human curated dataset could turn
Technology & Gadgets
what's neuralink?
Recently, Elon Musk, announced on X: ‘The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.’ He continued: ‘The first Neuralink product is called Telepathy… Enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by
Technology & Gadgets
Revisiting the Web Browser
I've often found myself at odds with mainstream web browsers. As a long-time Mac user, I've always had Safari available by default, but have never really taken to their UI. In the mid 2000s, I became enamored with Firefox due to extensions like firebug (probably dating
Technology & Gadgets
Apple Vision Pro v1: as usual, wait a bit
I'm an avid user of Apple products, regularly using my Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook, iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod Mini. Despite my enthusiasm for these products, I have reservations about Apple's approach towards developers and some App Store policies (worth an entirely separate article for another
Artificial Intelligence
facebook and open-sourcing artificial intelligence
A lot of folks are wondering why it is that Meta (formerly Facebook) is releasing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) for free. In reality, Meta's decision to release these LLMs aligns well with their history and business strategy. Here are three key reasons: History of Open Source: First,
Artificial Intelligence
Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Historical Parallel
By now, you've probably heard that a new wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging, possessing great power and the potential to change virtually everything. Opinions vary widely, with some predicting a future of either absolute horror or unending utopia. The impact of AI is often likened to
Open Source
Step 2: dogfood everything
Dogfooding something is a well-known concept in the software space. It's similar to "practice what you preach." I believe solidly in open-source, so finding a solution that matches was critical. This website is built using open-source software called Ghost. I recommend checking it out and in
Open Source
getting started in open source (or anything else)
Figuring out where to begin always feels like a daunting task. It takes extra energy to move an object at rest, after all, and it's insult to injury to make the effort and find out you've headed in exactly the wrong direction. One way to find
Hello world
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