Just load model once

app.py

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def fin_ext(text):
     return make_spans(text,results)
     
 ##Forward Looking Statement
+fls_model = pipeline("text-classification", model="FinanceInc/finbert_fls", tokenizer="FinanceInc/finbert_fls")
 def fls(text):
-    fls_model = pipeline("text-classification", model="FinanceInc/finbert_fls", tokenizer="FinanceInc/finbert_fls")
     results = fls_model(split_in_sentences(text))
     return make_spans(text,results)