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🌟 Southern Cross AI - Australia's First Large Language Model Research Initiative 🌟

🙋‍♀️ Welcome to the Southern Cross AI project! We are pioneering the development of Australia's first sovereign open-source LLM through collaborative efforts across academia, research, government, and business sectors.

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🚀 Mission Statement 🌟

Our mission is to pioneer the development of Australia's first open-source large language model, fostering innovation and collaboration across various sectors to advance AI research and applications.

🌈 How to Get Involved 🌈

  • Contribute: Follow our contribution guidelines to join the community effort.
  • Engage: Participate in discussions and provide feedback on our Discord server.
  • Collaborate: Work with us by contributing to our open-source repositories.

🧠 Our Models 🧠

We are currently working on developing the following groundbreaking models:

  • Baby Joey: Over 1 billion parameters
  • Little Joey: Approximately 7 billion parameters
  • Joey: Size to be determined

📚 Useful Resources 📚

  • Find comprehensive documentation and guides on our Documentation Page.
  • Stay updated with the latest developments and announcements on our Webpage.

🛣️ Roadmap 🛣️

  • Phase 1: Initial model development and dataset curation
  • Phase 2: Beta testing and community feedback
  • Phase 3: Public release and continuous improvement

🌏 Data Collection Efforts 🌏

We are actively working on gathering diverse datasets from all over Australia to ensure our models are comprehensive and inclusive.

👥 Team 👥

We are a passionate group from ANU dedicated to advancing AI research:

  • Matthew Altenburg, Tech Lead
  • Dale Rogers, Project and Messaging
  • Mohan, Team Manager
  • Mamta, Model Architecture Developer and Data Manager
  • Boya, Model Architecture Developer and Data Manager
  • Yifan, Model Architecture Developer and Data Manager
  • Roshan, Social Media Manager
  • Xinyu, Model Architecture Developer and Data Manager
  • Haoqing, Model Architecture Developer and Data Manager

📢 Community Engagement 📢

  • Discord: Join our Discord server for discussions and support
  • Social Media: Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
  • Events: Attend our upcoming events and webinars

📧 Contact Information 📧

For support or inquiries, please reach out to us at matthew.altenburg@anu.edu.au.

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