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Last post published on Fri Jul 26 2024
A miniature tool showcases image resizing and quality comparison capabilities.
The text discusses using the macOS Instruments app to profile the CPU usage of a Python process running a Large Language Model with a custom plugin.
OpenAI's estimated $4 billion in inference costs is attributed to a cluster of servers rented from Microsoft, powering its AI models.
The text introduces two SQLite extensions for generating text embeddings locally or remotely.
Read the Docs experiences issues with aggressive AI crawlers downloading content without proper checks, causing resource consumption concerns.
Button Stealer is a Chrome extension that collects and stores buttons from web pages, showcasing its capabilities with examples.
The text introduces a Python debugging utility called "wat" that provides detailed information about Python objects.
Reddit blocks search engines from indexing its content, sparking concerns among users, due to a deal with Google for AI training.
A new AI model, Mistral Large 2, is released with improved performance and features, suitable for single-node inference and commercial use.
The text discusses the challenges of scaling up training for large AI models, including environmental factors and power grid limitations.
The author releases a new alpha plugin for LLM, enabling the use of Meta's Llama 3.1 family models packaged as GGUF files.
The text discusses a new approach to evaluating conversational AI models based on user experience.
Mark Zuckerberg predicts a turning point in the industry, where most developers will start using open-source solutions.
Meta releases a new family of AI models, surpassing their predecessors in capability, with applications in synthetic data generation and model distillation.
The development of a SQLite extension that provides a timezone-aware function to calculate the duration between two timestamps.
The security of OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini model is investigated, finding that its instruction hierarchy mechanism is ineffective against common attack methods.
The article discusses the potential of eBPF technology to improve software updates and eliminate crashes caused by bad updates.
Jiff, a new Rust library, provides high-level datetime primitives with a comprehensive API design inspired by the Temporal proposal for JavaScript.
The article explores advanced CSS capabilities by implementing a ray tracer with box shadows, showcasing creative possibilities.
The article discusses the benefits of AI in automating routine tasks and increasing productivity in everyday life.