🌟 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.