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Meet Open Assistant: The Open Source Platform for Light, High-Performance LLMs

One of the most interesting open source projects in the LLM space.

Jul 06, 2023
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The level of innovation in open-source foundation models is breathtaking. One of the most interesting projects launched in this space in the last few weeks is the Open Assistant. The core goal of the project is to create open-source, lightweight alternatives to the traditional LLM models. The primary objective of the project revolves around developing a chatbot capable of providing accurate responses by leveraging a Large Language Model (LLM) while effectively adhering to instructions. The project has gotten a lot of momentum in the open-source community and is rapidly incorporating new models and capabilities.

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