Not an advertisement I swear, but I honestly love language models, I specifically use Chat GPT and Gemini ALL the time.
I’m someone who loves research and learning. I always have questions on all sorts of things. Before GPT I would be googling things for hours each day, visiting forums, watching YouTube videos, etc.
Now with GPT I can ask so many questions on things I am curious about, and even ask follow up questions or ask for more in depth explanations.
I think I am also a bit ADHD and so my brain is always jumping around different topics which makes me curious on specific things. My latest is insects, specifically wasps.
I absolutely hate bugs, and wasps are the worst. But I am now learning more and more how important a lot of bugs actually are to the ecosystem. It’s really a great way to learn and engage with topics when you can ask follow up questions or ask for more details on specific aspects.
TLDR: GPT has replaced 90% of my research that Google used to be.
Important Note: Please be aware language models can be innacurate and prone to mistakes, so always verify the data from other sources if you need accurate information and not just general knowledge.
I wouldn’t use a cloud AI
Self host a LLM. You actually don’t need much hardware to run the smaller models and they are decent. You can install ollama and then connect to it with a client. I like Mistral the mist but Mistral nemo is pretty good even though it is slower.