@mattpocockuk: 1m context windows are a nice gimmick But you might be better off sticking to only the first 150K tokens:
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Matt Pocock argues that 1 million token context windows are a gimmick and suggests sticking to the first 150K tokens for better results.
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1m context windows are a nice gimmick
But you might be better off sticking to only the first 150K tokens: https://t.co/hZkZExvFUt
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