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Reference Implementation Clarity Over Specifications
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a reference implementation, no matter how hacky, often provides more clarity than any spec
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Browser OCR Tool Now Supports 102 Tesseract Languages
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New feature for my browser-based OCR tool: you can now select the Tesseract.js language to use, from a list of 102 optionshttps://t.co/54uIhZKj2x pic.twitter.com/kVKRIllHMR
— Simon Willison (@simonw) 31 mars 2024New feature for my browser-based OCR tool: you can now select the Tesseract.js language to use, from a list of 102 options https://
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Agent Lumos: Unified Modular Training for Open-Source Language Agents
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Agent Lumos: Unified and Modular Training for Open-Source Language Agents Yin et al.: https://
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Comprehensive List of Machine Learning Algorithms and Tools
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A List of #MachineLearning #Algorithms! #BigData #Analytics #DataScience #AI #IoT #IIoT #PyTorch #Python #RStats #TensorFlow #Java #JavaScript #ReactJS #GoLang #CloudComputing #Serverless #DataScientist #Linux #Programming #Coding #100DaysofCode https://
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E5-Large-V2 and Nomic 1.5 embedding models exploration
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I used E5-Large-V2 last year https://
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Closed API LLMs Still Lead Open Source Alternatives
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For LLMs the closed API-only models are for the most part still so far ahead of the openly licensed alternatives that I'm sticking with them despite this Embedding models are different though: plenty of high quality models offer both an API and open weights I can run myself
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API Model Reliability and Self-Hosted AI Systems Concerns
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Given how hard it is to iterate on, evaluate and build dependable systems on top of these models the idea that a model you've tuned an application for can have its API turned off at any moment is pretty nerve-wracking So I lean towards API models I can run myself if necessary
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Open Weights Model Reaches High Arena Ranking Despite License Constraints
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Nice to see an open weights model showing up this high on the Arena leaderboard Worth noting that Command R is licensed Creative Commons Non-Commercial, so it's great for research but not a dependable backup against API shutdown for commercial purposes