README.md

# 🌟 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.

**🌐 [Webpage](https://www.southerncross.ai)**

## 🚀 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](https://github.com/southern-cross-ai).
- Stay updated with the latest developments and announcements on our [Webpage](https://www.southerncross.ai).

## 🛣️ 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**.