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Michael Ruminer

Michael Ruminer

My Surprising Llama 3.1 8B Post Stats

Back in July, I made a post here in Medium on running Llama 3.1 8B locally not long after the model dropped. It is my most viewed and most…

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external referrels — 95%; google.com 1.7k; email, IM and direct 146; news.ycopmbinator.com 40; search.brave.com 12; gemini.google.com 4; statics.teams.cdn.office.net 3; twittercom; 2; getliner.com 2; linkedin.com 1; identosphere.net 1; all other external 4

4d ago

Michael Ruminer

Having AI Tools Generate Code For AI Tools

I recently posted on my experience with using a few Python examples of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) with an LLM (OpenAI API). They…

6d ago

Black and white AI generated image of a person (male) wearing glasses, probably a software programmer, wearing a hoodie with the hood up and a phone to their ear. An open laptop sits in front of them that they are working at. The perspective is with the image facing the programmer slight skewed to one side. A blurry blackboard is in the distance with unreadable text.

6d ago

Michael Ruminer

My Failed (so far) AI RAG Code Experimentation

I have been wanting to experiment with creating some code performing retrieval augmented generation (RAG) for an LLM. So far I am 0 for 2…

Sep 3

A yellow document over a network of nodes and lines with a dark blue background. Might make one think of a document being added to an LLM

Sep 3

Michael Ruminer

ChatGPT Prompt Construction and a Spreadsheet

I decided to do a bit of practice in prompt construction and with a spreadsheet of example software release data. I was curious how well…

Aug 12

A pie chart in 3 sections. A red section labeled 12.5% rollbacks, a green part labeled 37.50% hotfixes, and blue chart labeled 50% planned releases

Aug 12

Michael Ruminer

Local RAG with AnythingLLM and Llama 3.1 8B

I decided to do some retrieval augmented generation(RAG) with Llama 3.1 8B to see how it went. In short, it went pretty well with my…

Aug 5

An AI rendering in black and white of a Llama standing near a cliff

Aug 5

Michael Ruminer

Started Llama 3.1 8B Locally

I started a load of Llama 3.1 8B onto my local machine. It’s not the beefiest model but is the model that I could support on my aging…

Jul 31

AI generated black and white photo style image of a llama staring at you standing close to the lens and in a field. Shows only the head and part of the neck.

Jul 31

Michael Ruminer

Initial AI Adventures in crewAI

Jul 29

Initial AI Adventures in crewAI

Jul 29

Michael Ruminer

Trust Over IP in Decentralized Information and the Role of Delegates

As I read the Issuer Requirements Guide from Trust Over IP Foundation it only reinforces my long-standing belief that well-known trusted…

May 18

image representing Trust Over IP, featuring a digital network with interconnected nodes, digital certificates, encrypted data, and verified user identities. The background includes a subtle, futuristic digital landscape with a blue and silver color scheme.

May 18

Michael Ruminer

Let Me Save You Some Time on Azure OpenAI And Copilot — In A Good Way

I continue to develop my interest and some proficiency in AI. I am specifically focusing on Microsoft’s Copilot and Azure offerings. How…

May 7

A Microsoft Copilot created image show some technicians and a couple of robots with OpenAI text above them.

May 7

Michael Ruminer

Thoughts on Self-Sovereign Identity: A Systematic Review, Mapping and Taxonomy

I ran across a paper named Self-Sovereign Identity: A Systematic Review, Mapping and Taxonomy. It was published mid-2022 so it is not the…

Jan 30

An small image of a graph with lots of nodes and edges. Too small of an image for a large graph to be able to read any of the nodes

Jan 30

Michael Ruminer

Michael Ruminer

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

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