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Please let this be Peak LLM (Changelog News #100)
Jun 24, 2024
Font designer Søren Fuglede Jørgensen creates a font that doubles as a language model and inference engine, while Hugo Landau discusses the decline of mildly dynamic websites. Mathew Duggan shares his review of GitHub Copilot Workspace, and Stephan Schmidt argues against excessive mocking in testing, offering alternative approaches.
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- Innovative font file integrates large language model (LLM) for local text generation.
- Web development trends showcase shift from dynamic to static sites and impact on mildly dynamic websites.
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Innovative Use of Font Files and LLMs for Text Generation
A font file named Llama .ttf developed by Sorin Fuglide Jorgensen incorporates a large language model (LLM) and an inference engine within it, utilizing the font shaping engine HarfBuzz. This innovative approach allows for running the LLM within the font file to generate text locally in applications like text editors without requiring additional features. This unconventional but potentially groundbreaking concept demonstrates how text generation can be achieved directly through a font file.
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