Stability AI launches StableLM, an open source alternative to ChatGPT

Enlarge / An AI generated image of a "stochastic parrot" created by StabilityAI. Benj Edwards / Stability AI / Stable Diffusion XL
On Wednesday, Stability AI released a new family of open-source AI language models called StableLM. Stability hopes to repeat the catalytic effects of its Stable Diffusion open source image synthesis model, launched in 2022. With refinement, StableLM could be used to build an open source alternative to ChatGPT.

StableLM is currently available in alpha form on GitHub in template sizes of 3 billion and 7 billion parameters, with 15 billion and 65 billion parameter templates to track, according to Stability. The company releases the designs under the Creative Commons BY-SA-4.0 license, which requires adaptations to credit the original creator and share the same license.

Stability AI Ltd. is a London-based company that has positioned itself as an open source rival to OpenAI, which, despite its "open" name, rarely releases open source models and retains its neural network clout - the mass of numbers that defines the basic functionality of an AI model: proprietary.

“Language models will be the backbone of our digital economy, and we want everyone to have a say in their design,” Stability writes in an introductory blog post. "Models like StableLM demonstrate our commitment to transparent, accessible, and supportive AI technology."

Like GPT-4, the Large Language Model (LLM) that powers the most powerful version of ChatGPT, StableLM generates text by predicting the next token (word fragment) in a sequence. This sequence begins with information provided by a human in the form of a "prompt". As a result, StableLM can compose human-like text and writing programs.

An example screenshot of a conversation with a refined version of the 7B-parameter StableLM language model, provided by Stability AI. Stability AI
An example screenshot of a conversation with a refined version of the 7B-parameter StableLM language model, provided by Stability AI. Stability AI
An example screenshot of a conversation with a refined version of the 7B-parameter StableLM language model, provided by Stability AI. Stability AI
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Stability AI launches StableLM, an open source alternative to ChatGPT

On Wednesday, Stability AI released a new family of open-source AI language models called StableLM. Stability hopes to repeat the catalytic effects of its Stable Diffusion open source image synthesis model, launched in 2022. With refinement, StableLM could be used to build an open source alternative to ChatGPT.

StableLM is currently available in alpha form on GitHub in template sizes of 3 billion and 7 billion parameters, with 15 billion and 65 billion parameter templates to track, according to Stability. The company releases the designs under the Creative Commons BY-SA-4.0 license, which requires adaptations to credit the original creator and share the same license.

Stability AI Ltd. is a London-based company that has positioned itself as an open source rival to OpenAI, which, despite its "open" name, rarely releases open source models and retains its neural network clout - the mass of numbers that defines the basic functionality of an AI model: proprietary.

“Language models will be the backbone of our digital economy, and we want everyone to have a say in their design,” Stability writes in an introductory blog post. "Models like StableLM demonstrate our commitment to transparent, accessible, and supportive AI technology."

Like GPT-4, the Large Language Model (LLM) that powers the most powerful version of ChatGPT, StableLM generates text by predicting the next token (word fragment) in a sequence. This sequence begins with information provided by a human in the form of a "prompt". As a result, StableLM can compose human-like text and writing programs.