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Ollama Launches Windows Preview for Language Models
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Why it matters
- →This development enhances accessibility for Windows users to utilize large language models effectively.
Ollama is now available on Windows in preview, allowing users to pull, run, and create large language models with built-in GPU acceleration and access to a full model library.
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