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AI RAG with LlamaIndex, Local Embedding, and Ollama Llama 3.1 8b

In this post, I cover using LlamaIndex LlamaParse in auto mode to parse a PDF page containing a table, using a Hugging Face local embedding…

Jan 11

An AI generated black and white image of a close up of a llama eye

Jan 11

Using LlamaIndex Part 1 — OpenAI

I have started to experiment with LlamaIndex for use in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) document parsing and indexing. My results…

Jan 4

An AI generated black and white image of a close up of a llama eye

Jan 4

Agents Craft Hackathon and Inspiration Block

When you want to do a hackathon but am missing the perfect idea.

Nov 4, 2024

An AI generated image of a brain with a redexclamation mark above the brain and a big red x over the brain as to represent no entry.

Nov 4, 2024

VSCode and Debugging Python in Virtual Environments

This post is really for me more than anyone else. I will be able to come back here and find it. If it helps you as well, then great.

Nov 1, 2024

A black and white AI generated photo style image of a beetle

Nov 1, 2024

CrewAI, Simple Enough but It Once Made 100 API Calls Instead of 1

I continued my experimentation with CrewAI this weekend. To see the code, take a look at the following repo and path: Starter CrewAI Series…

Oct 28, 2024

AI generated image of a crew of rowers. Note that some folks are backwards from what they should be. They are rowing on a still lake or river lined with green trees. The boat is bright green with the rowers in blue bibs and white undershirts. The oars are blue. The reflection of the trees is clear in the still water.

Oct 28, 2024

In the day or two after I wrote this, LM Studio released a new version that is headless (don't need…

Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

Using LM Studio and CrewAI with Llama

I was recently experimenting with CrewAI, but in one experiment I wanted to use a local LLM hosted by LM Studio. Why LMStudio? Well……

Oct 21, 2024

Black and white AI generated image of a llama with fields and hills as a backdrop

Oct 21, 2024

AI “its got legs”

This last week I spoke with two folks on AI intersection within their work and how their work intersects with one another. One was a CPO…

Oct 13, 2024

A line drawing of intersecting gears with some of those having legs that are running.

Oct 13, 2024

Sometimes It’s All About The Chunking

As I continue my study and experimentation with coding up AI solutions, and especially, at the moment, with Retrieval-Augmented Generation…

Oct 8, 2024

An AI generated picture of gold colored chunks of rock or gold in a small pile on a table

Oct 8, 2024

Google’s NotebookLM, RAG and Then Some

I played around just a little bit with Google’s NotebookLM. It’s a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) tool. One thing it does is convert…

Oct 1, 2024

An image of an audio player widget for a 9-minute audio. It says in the bottom left NotebookLLM, experimental. In the upper left it reads “SSI Paper Podcast”

Oct 1, 2024

Michael Ruminer

Michael Ruminer

My most recent posts are on AI, especially from the perspective of a, currently, non-AI tech worker. did:web:manicprogrammer.github.io

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