ToughButterCup Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Self building and house renovation is a challenging process. Its disruptive, messy, expensive, upsetting, uplifting, funny, infuriating - but not necessarily in that order. This website is a fantastic resource - full of information, images, reassurance, leg-pulling, constructive criticism , technical advice --- and words. Yes - words: millions of them. Millions of words some relevant, others not. Some elegantly put, others tumble from upset lips into type and onto the screen. The Submit Topic button pressed in haste. Simply put, a bit like Handle's criticism of one of Mozart's work, there are too many words here. Thats why it takes a good deal of time and effort to 'get-in-to-Buildhub'. There's a new information handling tool on the block. AI. Artificial Intelligence. Duno about you, but I need no excuse to try out a new tool, so here's a quick introduction to one (of many). The end in mind is to help new members 'get-in-to-Buildhub' by using a publicly available information handling tool called NotebookLM . I have deliberately not linked to it because I am sure there are other competing AIs that do the same job. I just haven't found them yet. And if you want to use it, you can search for it in the normal way. You may not like the company that makes it - to me that doesn't matter: what does matter though is for New Members (and others) to use a tool to make their visit to Buildhub as productive as possible. The key thing is to promote the idea that AI can help New Members feel less overwhelmed by the Information Handling task posed by self-building. Problem Statement Your new to BH and you want to find out about Natural England's guidance about nutrient pollution (other threads are available 😑) And you bump into @Bob the builder's thread on the subject . It's six pages long - and you haven't got time to read it. Using NotebookLM Copy and paste the url (weblink , hyperlink) into NotebookLM Press Go> and this happens The text of the entire thread is summarised One button allows you to create a briefing document that summarise the thread AND LINKED DOCUMENTS The tool will create an audio version of the same discussion played in the format of a Podcast - it takes a minute or two, but you can put your earbuds in and listen to the article if you want There's so much more to say about AI and Buildhub. This post is already too long. I'm merely introducing it as a POTENTIAL tool for members to use - or not as they see fit. Yes, it'll make mistakes. Yes, we all need to be cautious about the output. I would love people who use AI in their normal workflow to contribute to this thread if they have time. Please. Anything that makes Buildhub easier to use. Ian 1
Bramco Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Given the huge resource here - would it be possible to integrate Notebook LM or another AI tool into the search results, in such a way that as well as the list of search results, an AI summary is given. This would be extremely helpful. I'm thinking something like the paragraph you get above the list of reviews on Amazon - the AI there gives a good summary of what the reviews say.
ToughButterCup Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 18 minutes ago, Bramco said: Given the huge resource here - would it be possible to integrate Notebook LM or another AI tool into the search results, in such a way that as well as the list of search results, an AI summary is given. This would be extremely helpful. ... It may be, but not without incurring significant cost on the BH staff - all of whom work for nothing. For BH users, the 'new' workflow is not onerous and would be something like identify key threads : identify key external documents copy and paste those links and links to those documents into NotebookLM Let it do it's stuff Listen to the output Read the output Check it. re-plan your information requirements In other words the process is iterative - drilling as deeply or widely as you require We can all try downloading a copy of NotebookLM and playing with it. I'm finding it hard to get out and do some work on the house.
JohnMo Posted January 20 Posted January 20 The only issue I have with AI, you get the good stuff and the rubbish, all given you, youras if it's all correct. The not so rigorous reader (not doing correct due diligence) could easily go off on a tangent and do exactly the wrong thing. Sometimes it's just easier, less time consuming, and you get the correct information first time, to just read the rules and regulations directly.
ToughButterCup Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, JohnMo said: ... all given you, you as if it's all correct. .. Indeed blind trust and the Internet are not well matched partners John. Same rules for AI as for reading Buildhub, then ...... ( your posts excepted tho'. ) Edited January 20 by ToughButterCup 1
Adrian Walker Posted January 28 Posted January 28 I have just pointed "notebooklm" to BH and it works OK, but it gives more of a summary, but with links to the sources.
SteamyTea Posted January 28 Posted January 28 I have just sold my 600bn in shares, going to give the lot to Deepseek to help speed up 'model collapse'.
Pocster Posted January 28 Posted January 28 53 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: I have just sold my 600bn in shares, going to give the lot to Deepseek to help speed up 'model collapse'. Invest in pocsterAI ; it’s the best . Not a (expletive deleted)ing clue , doesn’t ‘lie’ just doesn’t get the facts ; won’t kill humanity. Be on Dragons Den soon for Deborah meads questions yr 1 : profit (expletive deleted) all yr 2: profit 12k yr 3: profit 100 billion 10% of my BS company for 10 million
Alan Ambrose Posted January 28 Posted January 28 You read the article this morning about the French AI wasping on about 'cows eggs'? Also this: 29 Hilariously Wrong Answers That Prove Google’s AI Overview Is A Joke | Bored Panda
SteamyTea Posted January 28 Posted January 28 39 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said: cows eggs I had to clean up a dog's egg at work the other day.
ToughButterCup Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 (edited) 14 hours ago, Adrian Walker said: I have just pointed "notebooklm" to BH and it works OK, but it gives more of a summary, but with links to the sources. ... Interesting @Adrian Walker. Have you clicked on the Audio preview ? Blew my mind when I did that ---- it takes a bit of processing . Worth the wait. I'm going to have a bash at getting DeepSeek and NotebookLm to do some linear programming today. I have a classic for it to solve A ten meter long footpath to build this week Some York stone paving But not enough stone to pave the whole of it in the traditional way (close-jointed) I know the area of paving available I know the size of each pavier : no 2 are exactly the same size Assume a 10mm joint Or no joint at all ( grass in the gaps) The questions Using all the paviers , pave the maximum area with the minimum number of cuts Cover the whole 10 meters of the path with all the paviers : what is the gap between each pavier Pave the maximum area with minimum cuts and 10mm joints. And just to spite Zuckerberg --- Do it all again with a 5mm joint And then , of course dry-lay the answers (see your comment about wrong answers above Adrian) Its a journey this SelfBuild stuff innit. Edited January 29 by ToughButterCup
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