Author: Rolands Umbrovskis

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 – AI-Powered Productivity

    Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 – AI-Powered Productivity

    Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 brings a host of AI-driven updates, enhancing productivity and collaboration across the Microsoft suite. New tools like Copilot Pages, Python integration in Excel, and AI-generated summaries in Teams streamline workflows for users. These innovations are designed to make everyday tasks more efficient, from emails in Outlook to presentations in PowerPoint.

  • OpenAI o1- better at complex problem-solving

    OpenAI o1- better at complex problem-solving

    OpenAI recently introduced its latest AI models, the o1-preview and o1-mini, designed for handling more complex tasks like math, coding, and scientific problem-solving. These models focus on improving accuracy and safety, making them useful for specialized areas where precision is key. They might not have all the extra features like web browsing or file handling,…

  • OpenAI Worth $100 Billion: The Real Deal or Just a Fancy Calculator With a Marketing Team?

    OpenAI Worth $100 Billion: The Real Deal or Just a Fancy Calculator With a Marketing Team?

    OpenAI’s $100 billion valuation might sound like a golden ticket to the future, but is it really worth all that cash? With investors throwing money at it like confetti at a billionaire’s wedding, and ChatGPT being hailed as the Elvis Presley of AI, you’d think this company could do no wrong. But behind the hype,…

  • Exploring PrivateGPT and LocalGPT: Enhancing Conversations with Your Personal Documents

    Exploring PrivateGPT and LocalGPT: Enhancing Conversations with Your Personal Documents

    Ever since I started using #ChatGPT, one of my goals was to engage in meaningful conversations with the AI while leveraging my own personal information that isn’t readily available on the internet. Unfortunately, this wasn’t feasible by default. Until now.

  • The essential components of (any) social network

    The essential components of (any) social network

    Thinking about epub.social, had to list the essential parts or components of social network. Below is the list, what I came up (with help of AI).

  • How to configure WordPress ActivityPub plugin to work with Nginx and .well-known

    How to configure WordPress ActivityPub plugin to work with Nginx and .well-known

    Because of request block, it took me more than 5 minutes to figure it out – as all tutorials on internet said – “it should wok by default”. After trial and error I found correct settings in NGINX for ActivityPub and WebFinger for .well-known.

  • ChatGPT vs Google Bard: Can they write PHP code for a crossword game?

    ChatGPT vs Google Bard: Can they write PHP code for a crossword game?

    The analysis of ChatGPT and Google Bard’s capabilities in generating PHP code for a crossword game featuring Latvian words. By exploring the strengths and limitations of these AI language models, readers can gain valuable insights into their performance and suitability for the task at hand with small languages.

  • Install Stable Diffusion (web) UI locally

    Install Stable Diffusion (web) UI locally

    In this article, we explore the world of AI image generation using text input and the Stable Diffusion tool. We discuss the benefits and challenges of using Stable Diffusion, as well as other AI image generators, and provide a step-by-step guide on how to use Stable Diffusion. Additionally, we share some fun facts and insights…

  • First post after 5 years

    This is not how 5 years ago I intended to start this blog, but here we are. And reason to start this blog – describe some technicalities behind epub.social with Mastodon, Pixelfed and fediverse.