Hehe same, I powered on a stock system to play a few years ago and I’m like sitting there wondering if it’s broken or if this really all there was to the stock system LMAO

I find some utility in them, they’re VERY far from the end all be all tool that AI bros hype.

I used it heavily to generate more cover letters for a recent job hunt than Ive ever done in my life and that’s in addition to generating pretty much all of my written communication. So it was of great help there to help me mass apply to shit (without using one of those dumb AI applying services (tried like 2 of em, utter dog shit lmao))

Just yesterday I used my local LLM to process a pic I snapped of a handwritten birthday invite one of my kids got and it was inserted into my calendar accurately. Is GenAI 100%, no, but it’s more accurate than the previous solution for something like that I think.

Would you use a local open source LLM? (Assuming you have, or have the ability to acquire, a GPU or 2)

I used to beat my kids to the trucks when they appeared, not since those greedy bastards took away my Choco Taco tho 😔

I hope so, and with the 2L Mt Dew!