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Open source LLMs are catching up (News)

Dec 11, 2023

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Researchers test open source rivals' parity with ChatGPT, SQLite's JSON functions rewritten, Ratatui library for TUIs in Rust, a complex app built in vanilla JS as a case study, and Headscale as a self-hosted Tailscale control server implementation.

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Open source language models have caught up with Chat GPT in various AI tasks, providing promising directions for further research and development to bridge the gap with commercial models.

SQLite's JSON functions have been revamped using a binary representation called JSON be, offering potential performance gains and reducing overhead in storing JSON data in the database.

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Open Source LLMs Surpassing Chat GPT

A group of researchers conducted a survey to test open source language models' claims of achieving parity or exceeding performance of Chat GPT in various tasks related to AI. The researchers found that the open source models have indeed surpassed or caught up with Chat GPT in these tasks. The survey provides detailed insights, analysis, and potential issues of open source LLMs, shedding light on promising directions for further research and development to bridge the gap with commercial counterparts.

Introduction

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JSON representation and Ratatouille library

2min

Exploring minimum viable patterns and self-hosted open source alternative

2min

A group of researchers set out to test claims that its open source rivals had achieved parity (or even better) with ChatGPT on certain tasks, Richard Hipp and his team have rewritten SQLite’s text-based JSON functions, Ratatui is a Rust crate for cooking up TUIs, Morris Brodersen built a complex app in vanilla JS as a case study & Headscale is Kristoffer Dalby’s open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.

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