Analysis
It is incredibly exciting to see that Japan's domestic Large Language Models (LLMs) are not only successfully developed but already available for public use! Companies like Preferred Networks and SoftBank are leading the charge by offering Open Source models, free web chats, and OpenAI-compatible APIs. This is a fantastic development for the local AI ecosystem, empowering developers and citizens to leverage homegrown AI innovation right from their browsers.
Key Takeaways
- •Preferred Networks' PLaMo offers free web chats and APIs, and is already integrated into over 150 local governments!
- •SoftBank's Sarashina 2 series is available under an Open Source MIT license, allowing for commercial use and local execution via Ollama.
- •NEC's cotomi is focusing on enterprise and administrative solutions, and has been selected as a trial model for the Digital Agency's 'Gennai' project.
Reference / Citation
View Original"PLaMo is the most actively published among the three. The model weights are on Hugging Face, and you can use the web chat and OpenAI-compatible API for free at plamo.preferredai.jp. You can try it right now from your browser."
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