How to leverage tools
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Here are 5 practical examples of how LLMs can leverage specific tools to extend their capabilities and reduce hallucinations. This guide leverages tools available on Toolhouse.
By leveraging these specific tools, LLMs can provide more accurate, personalized, and context-aware responses, significantly enhancing their utility in various real-world applications while reducing the risk of hallucinations or outdated information.
Scenario: An AI-powered news assistant that provides up-to-date information and analysis.
Tool:
Benefits:
Accesses the latest news articles and reports
Provides current information beyond the LLM's training data
Reduces hallucinations about recent events or outdated information
Scenario: An AI assistant for researchers and students to gather and analyze scholarly information.
Tool Use:
Benefits:
Retrieves and summarizes full text of academic papers
Provides accurate quotes and citations from primary sources
Reduces hallucinations about paper contents or research findings
Scenario: An AI assistant for financial analysts working with annual reports and financial statements.
Benefits:
Accurately extracts numerical data from complex PDF documents
Converts financial tables into easily analyzable CSV format
Reduces errors in data entry and analysis
Decreases latency and costs because it does not add the entire PDF into your context
Example Interaction:
Scenario: An AI assistant for coordinating international project teams across different time zones.
Benefits:
Provides accurate, real-time information about current times in different locations
Helps schedule meetings and deadlines across time zones
Reduces confusion and missed appointments due to time zone miscalculations
Scenario: An AI health coach that provides personalized fitness and nutrition advice.
Benefits:
Stores and retrieves user-specific health information and preferences
Provides personalized recommendations based on user history
Reduces repetitive questioning and maintains context across multiple interactions
User: "Can you summarize the main findings of this paper: "
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