Fire Science Show
Fire Science Show
Wojciech Wegrzynski
213 - Setting up your own chatbot with Ruggiero Lovreglio and Amir Rafe
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Aug 6, 2025 at 8:00 am.
The AI Revolution in Fire Engineering
Privacy Concerns with Cloud-Based AI
Understanding AI Models and Parameters
Why Fire Engineering Resists AI Takeover
Local LLMs: Running AI Privately
Fine-Tuning Models for Specialized Tasks
Future Integration of AI in Engineering
Final Thoughts and Episode Wrap-up
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The AI revolution has arrived, but fire safety engineers face a critical dilemma: how to leverage powerful AI tools while protecting confidential project data. Professor Ruggiero Rino Lovreglio from Massey University and Dr. Amir Rafe from Utah State University join us to explore the world of local Large Language Models (LLMs) - AI systems you can run privately on your own computer without sending sensitive information to the cloud. While cloud-based AI like ChatGPT raises serious priva...