EleutherAI Examined

EleutherAI   Conner Leahy     is an open-source organization focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in large-scale AI models, particularly in the field of natural language processing (NLP). It was founded in 2020 by a group of researchers who were previously involved in the GPT-2 and GPT-3 projects at OpenAI. The name "Eleuther" comes from the Greek word for "freedom", reflecting the organization's commitment to promoting open and accessible AI research.

One of the primary goals of EleutherAI is to create large-scale language models that are more accessible and inclusive than those produced by large tech companies. To this end, they have developed a number of open-source tools and resources for training and fine-tuning large-scale language models, including the GPT-Neo series of models. These models are trained using open-source data and made available to the research community free of charge.

In addition to their work on large-scale language models, EleutherAI is also involved in a number of other AI research projects, including computer vision and generative models. The organization is entirely volunteer-based and relies on donations and community support to fund its research activities...  (via GPT)