Trying to skip the weird chat templates thing

app.py

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import gradio as gr
 import requests
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import transformers.utils.hub as _hub
+_hub.list_repo_templates = lambda *args, **kwargs: []  # no-op
+
 # set up model
 authtoken = os.environ.get("TOKEN")