Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Maximum Privacy Benefits
This model runs entirely on your own hardware. You can disconnect your internet connection (go offline) while using it to ensure sensitive data is never sent to any external APIs or servers.
Model Selection Tips
Always prioritize the 'Instruct version' over the base model if your goal is to perform tasks like essay writing, summarization, or coding assistance, as it has a better understanding of human instruction context.
Prompts
Local Model Performance Test
Target:
Llama 3.1 (via LM Studio)
write me an essay about penguins
Step by Step
How to Download and Run Llama 3.1 in LM Studio
- Open the LM Studio application on your computer or laptop.
- Click on the 'Search' icon (magnifying glass) located in the left sidebar.
- Type 'Llama 3.1' into the search bar at the top.
- Browse the list of models and select an 'Instruct' version (e.g., Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct) for better instruction-following performance.
- Choose a model quality (quantization) that matches your RAM specifications and click the 'Download' button.
- Wait for the download process to complete fully.
- Click on the 'AI Chat' icon (speech bubble icon) in the left sidebar to open a new chat window.
- Click the 'Select a model to load' dropdown menu at the top of the screen.
- Select the Llama 3.1 model you just downloaded and wait for the 'Loading Model' progress bar to finish.
- Type your prompt or question in the chat box at the bottom and press Enter to start generating responses locally.
