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William: A tiny poetry model in the browser

The article introduces William, a small poetry generation model that runs entirely in the browser using TensorFlow.js, allowing users to experiment with AI-generated poetry without server-side processing or API calls.

Background

- The article is about "William," a tiny AI language model designed specifically for generating poetry, which runs entirely in a web browser (using WebGPU). - Most popular AI models (like GPT-4, Claude, Gemini) are huge, run on massive server farms, and require an internet connection. "William" is small enough to run locally on a user's device, highlighting a trend toward smaller, more efficient "on-device" AI. - The name likely alludes to William Shakespeare, linking the model's poetic focus to the famous writer. - Running in the browser via WebGPU means the model uses your computer's graphics card (GPU) for computation, not cloud servers, which offers privacy (data stays on your device) and accessibility (no API keys or accounts needed).

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