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How should an AI model handle storing the origin of words?

An AI model must not store word origins on a user's device. The central server is the only place for this information. This ensures all users get the same, correct information.

By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record

The rule

An AI model must not store word origins on a user's device.

The central server is the only place for this information. This ensures all users get the same, correct information.

An AI model should never save word origins on a user's device. The server is the single source of truth for this data. This means one AI call for a word's origin can serve all future requests for that word. The server stores word origins in a database. The user's device always asks the server for this information. The server checks its database first. It only asks the AI model if the word is genuinely new. This method covers common words first. New words are added as users ask for them, at a low extra cost.

A student asks an AI model for the origin of the word 'library'. The AI model's server checks its database. It finds the origin and sends it to the student. Later, another student asks for the same word's origin. The server already has the information. It sends it without asking the AI model again. If a student asks for a very rare word, the server will then ask the AI model and save the answer for next time.

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