Why “LLM” is being discussed
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I like the LLM functions. If you brought back the 2010 algorithm it would just be swamped with SEO-optimised spam.
by joegibbs · Oct 6, 2026
> The idea of "contradictory data" is a projection that you're imposing. No. Using the topic in this subthread: the methods described as "whole language reading instruction" con…
by sfRattan · Oct 6, 2026
Ask HN: How would you feel if we nationalized Google?
by 59percentmore · Oct 6, 2026 · 4 points
I have two. I paid <$1000 for each, before this craziness started. They work , sure, but 48GB of VRAM is just not enough to use a local LLM like a cloud model.
by SR2Z · Oct 6, 2026
> But not as much of it since it has more context assuming the docs are good enough, which is my point. Prove it. Somewhat related, I DID test some of this stuff today. Plain cl…
by kaydub · Oct 6, 2026
RL training, the second phase of LLM training, is based on "I did X, was that good/bad?" and that 1 bit of information is the training data. So you give the user a suggesti…
by spwa4 · Oct 6, 2026
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A large language model (LLM) is an AI model trained on a vast amount of text for natural language processing tasks, especially language generation. LLMs can typically generate, summarize, translate, and analyze text in many contexts. They are the basis for many modern chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek. Read more on Wikipedia