Review Generative AI Alpaca With Llama 3.2

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Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Language Model

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Alpaca Generative AI With Llama 3.2 Model

Alpaca makes it easy to interact with AI models “directly on your device”.

From the Github description, “Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models”.

The Github page noted that “project is not affiliated at all with Ollama”.

The focus of this tutorial will be using the Alpaca application with the Llama 3.2 Model to answer simple requests after lifestyle and code.

  1. Ask who is the mayor of a major city?
  2. Request PHP code snippet to connect to a MySQL database.
  3. Request a 1080p screenshot of a popular desktop environment.
  4. Request Kotlin code snippet to open the camera using a specific API.
  5. Create a Blender blend file for a specific animation.

Requirements For Alpaca App

Glossary:

API

Application Programming Interface is a set of rules or protocols that enables software applications to communicate with each other to exchange data, features, and functionality.

UI

User Interface is the point of interaction between humans and machines, allowing effective operation and control of the machine from the human end.

AI

Artificial Intelligence is research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and use learning.

Chatbot

AI Chat that writes text, used to write stories, messages or programming code.

Conversational AI

Simulates human conversation.

LLM

Large Language Model is a type of machine learning model designed for natural language processing tasks.

Ollama

Platform that runs large language models on your device.

Tools

Testing Tools
Name Description
CPU Intel(R) i7 2600 @ 3.40GHz.
Memory 16GB DDR3.
Operating System Fedora Linux Workstation 42.
Desktop Environment Gnome 48.
Language Model Llama 3.2.
Name Description
Programming Tools
Name Description Example
Text editor For creating and editing source code Apache Netbeans IDE
SSH Secure Shell Client OpenSSH
Shell Access Access to the command line. Terminal
Name Description Example

Results

  1. Produced inaccurate outdated answer to Olivia Chow as the mayor of Toronto.
  2. Produced inaccurate confusing syntax PHP code snippet to connect to a MySQL database.
  3. Accurately provided instructions to generate a 1080p screenshot of Gnome desktop environment because it is a text-based AI lacking ability.
  4. Produced inaccurate outdated Kotlin code snippet to open the camera using Camera2 API.
  5. Produced inaccurate outdated Blender Python API code snippet for a fire animation.
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answered Mayor Question
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answering Question Regarding Mayor Of Toronto

Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answered PHP Code Request
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answering Question Regarding PHP Code For MySQL Database

Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answered Screenshort Request
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answering Question Regarding Screenshot Generation

Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answered Kotlin Code Request
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answering Question Regarding Kotlin Code For Camera2 API

PHPMyAdmin Displaying Database Table
PHPMyAdmin Displaying Testing Database Table For PHP Code Snippet Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Netbeans Displaying Executed PHP Code
Apache Netbeans Displaying Output Of Executed PHP Code Snippet Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Android Studio Displaying AI Suggested Android Manifest
Android Studio Displaying Entries Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Android Studio Displaying AI Provided Android Layout
Android Studio Displaying Layout Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Android Studio Displaying AI Provided Activity Code
Android Studio Displaying Activity Code Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Android Studio Displaying Errors For AI Provided Layout
Android Studio Displaying Errors For Layout Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Android Studio Displaying Errors For AI Provided Activity Code
Android Studio Displaying Errors For Activity Code Generated By Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model

Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answered Blender Blend File Request
Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model Answering Question Regarding Blender Blend FIle For Fire Animation Code

Text Editor Display AI Produced Blender Python API Code
Gnome Text Editor Displaying Blender Python API Code Generated By PyGai

Command Line Displaying Errors For AI Provided Blender Python API Code
Command Line Displaying Errors For Blender Python API Code Generated By PyGai

Blender Displaying Errors For AI Provided Blender Python API Code
Blender Scripting Screen Displaying Errors For Blender Python API Code Generated By PyGai


Usage

Alpaca can be installed at the any time after installing Python. Alpaca can be downloaded from Alpaca. Python can be downloaded from Python language. The language model Llama 3.2 can be downloaded from Llama. The initial screen displays a text prompt. It answers questions promptly and will let you know its limits such as request to generate an image. The PHP code is terrible, but the Kotlin code and Blender Python API code are dated and problematic.

Open Source

Android Studio is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. The permissive license has conditions requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. This allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary.

Kotlin is licensed under the Apache License version 2.0. The permissive license requires the preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

Android is licensed under the Apache License version 2.0 for the userspace software and GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 for the Linux kernel. The permissive license requires the preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer, while the copyleft license comes with strict rules and requirements to ensure the software remains free and open-source. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

The PHP License is an open-source under which the PHP scripting language is released. The permissive license has conditions requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Redistribution is permitted in source or binary form with or without modifications, consult the license for more specific details.

Python is licensed under the Python Software Foundation License. The permissive license requires the preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

Gnome is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. The copyleft license comes with strict rules and requirements to ensure the software remains free and open-source. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

Blender is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. The copyleft license comes with strict rules and requirements to ensure the software remains free and open-source. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

Alpaca is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3.0. The copyleft license comes with strict rules and requirements to ensure the software remains free and open-source. It allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary, consult the license for more specific details.

Warning

The Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI) 3.2 is licensed under the Meta Llama 3.2 Community License. The source-available license includes arrangements where the source can be viewed, and in some cases modified. Additional terms specify commercial use, modification, distribution, consult the license for more specific details.

Conclusion:

Install the Alpaca application by compiling from source or downloading binaries for your device. Python is a dependency for Alpaca. The language model used was Llama 3.2.Alpaca With Llama 3.2 Model understood requests and answered promptly.

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