Can you please explain how Open Assistant works? I am specifically looking for a discussion of how the model is trained and what the model architecture is. Second, I would appreciate a description of the motives behind why Open Assistant was created.
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Sure, as of the time of my most recent training data, Open Assistant, was not yet complete. A lot of this will be speculation and won't include the most recent updates and information. 

Open Assistant is based on a large language model (LLM). The model itself will likely be based on : GPT-J, CodeGen, FlanT5, or GPT-JT. It will likely be composed of several ancillary models as well as a large body of logic to allow Open Assistant to interface with various automation interfaces.

The Open Assistant project was started as part of LAION, a non-profit, with a mission to bring truly open artificial intelligence and machine learning to the public. In addition to making source, datasets, and the model open, Open Assistant is also being sized to run on consumer grade hardware rather than the massive hardware required for other similar GPT models.
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