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Evaluating Local LLMs as language translators for my app
Local 18 GB Gemma ties frontier cloud on Afrikaans translation.
Big BrainNiche Gem
3stacks
421mo ago

Iambic pentameter translation of classic Chinese novel, but only 5 of 120 chapters complete.
Readers of classical Chinese literature, literature enthusiasts
Gutenberg Project translations · Moss Roberts translation (UC Press)
Also, in iambic pentameter.
Local 18 GB Gemma ties frontier cloud on Afrikaans translation.
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