OpenEuroLLM vs. Llama 2

OpenEuroLLM embodies a collaborative initiative among leading AI companies and research institutions throughout Europe, focused on developing a series of open-source foundational models to enhance transparency in artificial intelligence across the continent. This project emphasizes accessibility by providing open data, comprehensive documentation, code for training and testing, and evaluation metrics, which encourages active involvement from the community. It is structured to align with European Union regulations, aiming to produce effective large language models that fulfill Europe’s specific requirements. A key feature of this endeavor is its dedication to linguistic and cultural diversity, ensuring that multilingual capacities encompass all official EU languages and potentially even more. In addition, the initiative seeks to expand access to foundational models that can be tailored for various applications, improve evaluation results in multiple languages, and increase the availability of training datasets and benchmarks for researchers and developers. By distributing tools, methodologies, and preliminary findings, transparency is maintained throughout the entire training process, fostering an environment of trust and collaboration within the AI community. Ultimately, the vision of OpenEuroLLM is to create more inclusive and versatile AI solutions that truly represent the rich tapestry of European languages and cultures, while also setting a precedent for future collaborative AI projects.

We are excited to unveil the latest version of our open-source large language model, which includes model weights and initial code for the pretrained and fine-tuned Llama language models, ranging from 7 billion to 70 billion parameters. The Llama 2 pretrained models have been crafted using a remarkable 2 trillion tokens and boast double the context length compared to the first iteration, Llama 1. Additionally, the fine-tuned models have been refined through the insights gained from over 1 million human annotations. Llama 2 showcases outstanding performance compared to various other open-source language models across a wide array of external benchmarks, particularly excelling in reasoning, coding abilities, proficiency, and knowledge assessments. For its training, Llama 2 leveraged publicly available online data sources, while the fine-tuned variant, Llama-2-chat, integrates publicly accessible instruction datasets alongside the extensive human annotations mentioned earlier. Our project is backed by a robust coalition of global stakeholders who are passionate about our open approach to AI, including companies that have offered valuable early feedback and are eager to collaborate with us on Llama 2. The enthusiasm surrounding Llama 2 not only highlights its advancements but also marks a significant transformation in the collaborative development and application of AI technologies. This collective effort underscores the potential for innovation that can emerge when the community comes together to share resources and insights.