ViennaMike

LLMs like Claude can greatly accelerate a coding project, but they can also take away from learning. I often find my projects involve learning multiple new skill/tools. So I make limited use of AI for what I want to learn, but use it heavily for other tasks. For example, I wanted to learn RAG, Llama Index, etc, so I didn't heavily use Claude for that, but I DID use it to wrap it in Gradio for a nice user interface. #LLM #AI

Building on the RAG course I took, and with some help from Claude, I've got a tax chatbot running locally on my PC with a nice, web-based interface. Granted, running on my home PC, it takes several minutes to answer a question, but it's taking far less water and electricity than ChatGPT and its like.
Next up: a chat interface for our HOA covenants, bylaws, and architectural guidelines...

Free read: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=42dxIJTByrj6nojaIAIcVoabSXN6DAzqw21BzubwRtg

A very interesting, nuanced Stanford study of the productivity effects of using AI in software development. Measured results, not self-assessments, and nuanced in looking into the factors that help determine where it is and is not most effective: https://lnkd.in/essiTP2Q

Caveat: it does not appear to have yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. #AI #softwaredevelopment