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Vitalik: Significant Progress in Mobile Offline Local Knowledge Applications, but Problem-Solving Ability Still Weaker than Notebook-Level Models

On September 26, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on X that he is testing a mobile offline local knowledge application recently developed by the community (with a related bounty link attached). He noted that these applications are significantly better than the product he attempted to build himself two months ago, but they still perform slower and less effectively than models that can run on a notebook when handling complex problems. Vitalik pointed out that the weakest aspect of these applications is professional travel-related queries, citing the test case 'Tell me the best vegetarian restaurant in my current city,' but none of the tested applications performed well. He expressed hope for continued improvements in such products and wishes to reach a level where users can comfortably query any facts of interest without needing an internet connection.

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