The advantage of this is that the font can be used to run the LLM in any Harfbuzz-based application, enabling text generation without waiting for vendors to implement such features. The entire process runs locally, and the font can even be used to chat with itself. The article also provides links to other unique uses of fonts and LLMs, such as a Pokémon-inspired game inside a font.
Key takeaways:
- llama.ttf is a font file that also functions as a large language model and an inference engine for that model.
- The font shaping engine Harfbuzz, used in applications such as Firefox and Chrome, allows arbitrary code to be used to 'shape' text, which could include an entire LLM inference engine.
- This means that you can use the font to run the LLM and get text generation in any Harfbuzz-based application, without having to wait for the vendor to include these features.
- The llama.ttf file can be downloaded and used like any other font, in places where Harfbuzz is used and built with Wasm support.