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F-Lexx··on Mistral ships Le Chat – enterprise AI assistant that can run on prem
Good idea. Then you could place another lighter-weight model in front of THAT, to figure out which model to use in order to find out which model to use.

It,'s LLMs, all the way down.

F-Lexx··on Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too?
> A lot goes on and it consumes a ton of resources.

But why should this be taken a sign of a brain microbiome? I fail to see the connection you're implying.

F-Lexx··on Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct
Isn't the phrase "self destruct" just meant to be a popular term of referring to apoptosis or programmed cell death in general?
F-Lexx··on The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair
> and you're not gonna get this law passed somewhere like China

That's exactly what embargos are for.

F-Lexx··on They stole my voice with AI
What if a third party gains access to your social media account(s) and starts posting fake content from there?
F-Lexx··on Can LLMs Generate Novel Research Ideas?
> Can you give a historic example of a human creating "truly novel ideas" that is not the product of mixing and matching existing ideas?

The invention of PCR comes to mind:

> During a symposium held for centenarian Albert Hofmann, Hofmann said Mullis had told him that LSD had "helped him develop the polymerase chain reaction that helps amplify specific DNA sequences".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Mullis

F-Lexx··on Researchers to retract landmark Alzheimer's paper containing doctored images
While we're at it, let's also add a "rickrolled counter" for people who open the link and close it in less than 10 seconda. That should incentivize people to be a little more cautious, and perhaps avoid clicking on links without first doublechecking the URL.
F-Lexx··on Mistral Fine-Tune
Bring on the new post and more details, this stuff is interesting.
F-Lexx··on Blade Runner
It's still my favourite genre for techno party cosplay.

What other alternative genres are out there?

F-Lexx··on Wild orangutan seen healing his wound with a plant
How about referencing (with links) a bunch of concrete relevant studies from psychopharmacology then, to back up your claims?
F-Lexx··on Pyinfra: Automate Infrastructure Using Python
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/303/
F-Lexx··on Show HN: Cognita – open-source RAG framework for modular applications
Best practice is to NOT integrate this in a Ruby on Rails application.
F-Lexx··on Loneliness in Midlife: A Growing Gap Between US and Europe
It's time for DNA editing tools to seriously shine.
F-Lexx··on The many flavors of edible ants
As if the World isn't complicated enough already, some people feel the need to add complexity to their sauces.
F-Lexx··on Advancements in machine learning for machine learning
How do you define intelligence?
F-Lexx··on Bandcamp support is faltering – maybe you should download your music now
Yeah, I'm serious. Lots of people were happy throwing money directly at the people who were making the music they enjoyed, either through live jigs or Bandcamp.
F-Lexx··on Bandcamp support is faltering – maybe you should download your music now
Interesting thought. What is this based on? I mean, why would people just not want to directly pay for the music that they enjoy?
F-Lexx··on Bandcamp support is faltering – maybe you should download your music now
Oh, if it isn't the joys of the capitalist cycle... Let the enshitification begin.
F-Lexx··on My rude-ass car
Which car is that?