I recently set up a LLM to run locally on my desktop. Now that the novelty of setting it up and playing with different settings has worn off, I’m struggling to come up with actual uses for it. What do you use it for when not doing work stuff?

  • @[email protected]English
    1•3 months ago

    Skill issue. You have to know a bit about the topic and prompt it right.

    It’s for boilerplate where you can scan it for errors with your dev ability

    • AlexanderESmith
      -2•3 months ago

      An interesting theory, except I know exactly how to do everything I’ve ever asked an LLM about. I would never trust one of these things to generate useful copy/code, I just wanted to see what it could do. It’s been shit 100% of the time. Never even gotten a useful function out of it.

      Also “skill issue” is a lazy response. Try reading the post before you reply next time.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•3 months ago

        I did read it.

        You can create great and very useable boilerplate with even gpt 3.5 …

        You have a skill issue with your prompts.

        • AlexanderESmith
          -1•3 months ago

          If I can’t use the LLM by prompting it the same way I’d prompt one of my colleagues, then it’s not a skill issue; It’s shitty LLM. I don’t care if it’s the input embedder, training data, or the guy who didn’t bother properly building a model that didn’t just spit out bullshit.

          If an employee gave me this quality, I’d get rid of them. Why would I waste my time on a shit coder, artificial or otherwise?

          • @[email protected]English
            2•3 months ago

            Sorry, but holding spicy autocomplete to the same rigor you’d hold a human coworker is probably the beginning of your issue. It’s clear your prompt is not working.

            • AlexanderESmith
              -1•3 months ago

              Well, considering the speed of your responses, and your obsession with making excuses for shitty software, I’m guessing you’re and LLM, so I’m gonn start ignoring you too. Good luck surviving the hype phase.

              • @[email protected]English
                2•3 months ago

                I’m currently browsing this website, any page interaction results in a notification by the inbox.

                You too reply quickly, thus, are also a robot.

                Edit I’m not excusing shitty software, I acknowledged the types of tasks it’s appropriate for from the beginning.

                I’m highlighting a shitty user lol