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Maybe a bit off-topic: For my PhD, I wanted to leverage LLMs and AI to speed up the literature review process*. Due to time constraints, this never really lifted off for me. At the time I checked (about 6 months ago), several tools were already available (NotebookLM, Anara, Connected Papers, ZotAI, Litmaps, Consensus, Research Rabbit) supporting Literature Review. They have all pros and cons (and different scopes), but my biggest requirement would be to do this on my Zotero bibliographic collection (available offline as PDF/ePub).

ZotAI can use LMStudio (for embeddings and LLM models), but at that time, ZotAI was super slow and buggy.

Instead of going through the valley of sorrows (as threatofrain shared in the blog post - thanks for that), is there a more or less out-of-the-box solution (paid or free) for the demand (RAG for local literature review support)?

*If I am honest, it was rather a procrastination exercise, but this is for sure relatable for readers of HN :-D

My girlfriend wanted to visit the US once in her life, but we decided to cancel the plans due to the current uncertainty. A German tattoo artist was detained because she had her work equipment with her. What will happen when I bring my phone and laptop as an IT guy?

Glass bottles are 8 cents, if they are re-use. Re-use glass bottles with a clip closure are 15 cent (and there are still some other kind of bottles with 15 cent). If they are only single use, they are 25 cents (e.g. beer from Lidl).

In my area of Germany, we have some places where public toilets are not available as desired. Instead of build new ones, which are expensive, the local responsible persons found a nice solution. They pay bars to let their toilets used. Bars and restaurants, who join this initiative get a sticker on the front door. So you don't have to sneak inside to use the restrooms.

MMD :D

I asked some friends from Indian (Jaipur, Pune, Delhi) and they do not confirm this.

First, you have to get the pressure from yourself. You need an imaginary stop-button in your brain go get away from all BS going on outside. Otherwise you are not able to think clear about your options.

Second, talk to a lawyer. I don't know where you are coming from, what kind of legal entity you are in (with your company? personal?). Worst case, you messed up and your company files bankruptcy. Depending on your country you are free of debts after few years, if you are even personal liable.

Third, start new company and make sure you learned from this.

Chin up!