🎉 Exciting news in the world of AI language models! Introducing SauerkrautLM-7b-HerO, a groundbreaking German language model that’s set to redefine bilingual language processing.
Find all the details on Huggingface: https://huggingface.co/VAGOsolutions/SauerkrautLM-7b-HerO
Developed by merging Teknium’s OpenHermes-2.5-Mistral-7B and Open-Orca’s Mistral-7B-OpenOrca, this model isn’t just any ordinary merged language model. It’s been uniquely fine-tuned using the Sauerkraut dataset, a rich and varied source of German language data.
What makes SauerkrautLM-7b-HerO stand out? Here’s the scoop:
- Optimal Balance: By integrating extensive German data with essential international sources, we’ve created a model that excels in understanding the nuances of the German language without compromising its global capabilities.
- Innovative Technology: Utilizing the gradient SLERP method from MergeKit, we’ve seamlessly fused two of the most advanced 7B models based on the Mistral framework. This blend brings together the best features of both models, creating an unmatched synergy.
- Cultural and Linguistic Mastery: The incorporation of the German Sauerkraut dataset, a unique mix of augmented and translated data, empowers the model to master the intricacies of the German language. This was achieved without the usual loss of core competencies that often comes with fine-tuning non-German models in German.
- Bilingual Proficiency: Our approach ensures that SauerkrautLM-7b-HerO not only retains its original strengths but also gains a profound understanding of German. This sets a new benchmark in bilingual language model proficiency.
This isn’t just a step forward in language modeling; it’s a leap into a future where AI understands and communicates in German as naturally as it does in English without the need of resource extensive German Foundation Models.
🔍 What are your thoughts on this new development? Let’s discuss in the comments!
A brief review of relevant benchmarks performed with the new SauerkrautLM-7b-HerO model (more benchmarks on huggingface):
Yes, we hope so too ;-) At least our first tests in real-world operation have shown quite good results. However, it should be noted that even if the benchmark results sound very promising, it is still a 7b model that has been pre-trained in English.
Although the model can respond very well in German thanks to our fine-tuning with German data, there can still be slight grammatical errors here and there, especially if the parameters for the inference were set too high. This is currently difficult to avoid, especially when it comes to smaller models. But we are already working on a solution.
There is always a fine line between: Keep the intelligence of the original English-language model and teach the model just enough so that it can “speak” German well.