🌟 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.