Weeknotes: 13 November to 17 November 2023
LangChain learning, dependencies in Python and memory management in Ruby
What I have found gripping
Tools integrating with the framework LangChain include Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft etc.
In LangChain, agents use a language model to choose a sequence of actions to take
Running the command python -m pip install -r requirements.txt in an integrated terminal installs dependencies based on a file named requirements.txt
Garbage collection in Ruby is a memory management system
What I have read
Agents (in LangChain)
Ruby Garbage Collection | Memory Management, Dan Moore
module GC (Rdoc documentation)
What I have listened to
#17 – Lyse : « Les traditions, les cultures, ça nous conditionne », Joyeux Bazar
Featured quote
Whether you’re deploying to Heroku, a virtual machine, or Kubernetes, your application will have a finite amount of memory. If your application sees appreciable traffic or processes a large amount of data, you might see the dreaded NoMemoryError. You might also notice performance impacts as garbage collection happens. Or you might see memory bloat, as more and more memory is required by your application. — Dan Moore
Further reading and resources
In English
Garbage collect in ruby? (StackOverflow)
AI: the world is finally starting to regulate artificial intelligence – what to expect from US, EU and China’s new laws, Alina Patelli (Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Aston University)
In French
L’intelligence artificielle va-t-elle tuer ou sauver les médias ?, Laurence Devillers (Professeur en Intelligence Artificielle, Sorbonne Université)
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