So if you know a book that has the information you need, you just need to upload it into the model to get the right answer.
Isn't that a bit circular - if you already know the authoritative source, why ask a model?
Isn't that a bit circular - if you already know the authoritative source, why ask a model?
I've done this on different topics - I know the answer is in a particular eBook/PDF/document, but for whatever reason it's not trivial to look it up. The model can do it a lot more quickly than I can, and then I can still verify the accuracy.
I use this regularly with RPG manuals. I _know_ the stuff, but don't remember every detail by heart. And just ctrl-f:ing through a Mörk/Pirate Borg -style PDF isn't really productive (they're "artistically" laid out). But I can just ask an AI bot that has the pdf indexed like "how does the medical kit work?" and it'll give me a summary along with the relevant rolls within seconds.
The only complicated bit is the PDF indexing. I would personally suggest using a proper cloud model in a massive datacenter to do it if the source is even a bit fuzzy. (lots of tables, fancy layouts etc). A "normal" PDF can just be converted to markdown in seconds.
After that the local stuff can be managed by any local model that has a tool to use bash or read files.
I have a Discord bot that can ingest a RPG PDF and stores it in a sqlite vector database for search, took me maybe an evening to build it with Claude.
So to name some of the more common ones Translation, Summarization, and Reiteration of a source material.
Humans put spin on things, how much you trust a source might not reflect the source's factual accuracy. It might just mean you liked reading it better from one source than another.