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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

707: Vicuña, Gorilla, Chatbot Arena and Socially Beneficial LLMs, with Prof. Joey Gonzalez

Aug 22, 2023
Professor Joey Gonzalez discusses developing models and platforms that leverage and improve LLMs, including Vicuña and Chatbot Arena. They delve into open vs closed-source LLMs, the future impact of AI on society, and advancements in large language APIs. The conversation touches on the significance of the Berkeley AI Research Lab and evaluating model performance in long context windows.
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  • LLMs like Vicuña revolutionize chatbots with fine-tuning on large datasets.
  • Gorilla project enhances LLMs' API interactions and encourages open-source collaboration.

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The Impact of LLMs on Chatbot Development

LLMs, particularly the CUNYA and Vecunia models, have played a significant role in revolutionizing the chatbot arena, offering open-source alternatives to dominant models like chatGPT. Professor Gonzalez details the development processes behind Vecunia and its innovative approach to fine-tuning with large datasets from platforms like SharedGPT, showcasing impressive performance against benchmarks like GPT-3.5.

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