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Users encounter memory issues running open-source LLMs Olmo and Apertus locally

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The user is exploring two open-source LLMs, Olmo and Apertus, which are noted for being trained on open data. Their attempt to run these models locally was met with a memory allocation error, indicating a significant hardware requirement. AI

IMPACT Highlights the substantial hardware requirements for running advanced open-source LLMs locally.

RANK_REASON User experience report on running existing models locally, not a new release or significant industry event.

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Users encounter memory issues running open-source LLMs Olmo and Apertus locally

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    So I've been having a look at Olmo and Apertus, which AFAICT are LLMs trained on actually open data, and of course I would also like to run them locally. Howeve

    So I've been having a look at Olmo and Apertus, which AFAICT are LLMs trained on actually open data, and of course I would also like to run them locally. However... Loading model... ggml_aligned_malloc: insufficient memory (attempted to allocate 32768,00 MB) Meh. Might need to se…

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