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Opera is testing letting you download LLMs for local use, a first for a major browser (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 8 months ago by MichaelTen to c/technology
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[–] GlitterInfection 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If you think of LLMs as a thing to replace search bars then this kind of makes sense.

[–] reddig33 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just more unnecessary browser bloat.

[–] GlitterInfection 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Like search bars.

[–] Plopp 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The more search bars the faster your internet becomes!

[–] GlitterInfection 13 points 8 months ago

This is true. I asked my LLM.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you think of LLMs as a thing to replace search bars

I don't.

[–] GlitterInfection 1 points 8 months ago

I haven't tried LLMs myself, but even completely made up garbage would be better than today's search engine results.

You either get advertisements for things that have nothing to do with what you're trying to find or you get privacy preserving links to sites that have nothing to do with what you're trying to find.