Stable Diffusion Enters the Chatbot Wars with Launch of New AI Language Model

By Prompt Returns

StableLM: The New AI Language Model Looking to Disrupt the Chatbot Market

Stability AI, the team behind the AI image generator Stable Diffusion, has just released their own AI language model (LLM) in the increasingly crowded AI chatbot space. This release places them in the same arena as several Chinese firms and Google Bard, all of whom have already created their own ChatGPT competitors.

Stable Diffusion has been making a name for itself in the AI rat race, but was slower than its contemporaries to enter the realm of LLMs. However, they have now entered the market with their new model, StableLM, which is an open source model that can be used to democratize chatbot-style AI. Developers who may not have been able to afford access to the ChatGPT API or plugins can use StableLM to add AI to their creations.

Stable Diffusion Challenges ChatGPT with Open-Source Language Model

StableLM features just 3 billion to 7 billion parameters compared to OpenAI’s 175 billion model. However, Stability AI states that its model will “demonstrate how small and efficient models can deliver high performance with appropriate training.”

Stability AI trained its new model on an 800GB open-source data set called “The Pile.” The company has said that it will release details on the new language model’s training data “in due course” alongside a full technical write-up.

An Alpha version of the model is currently available to try on Hugging Face, although it is an early demo and may have performance issues and mixed results.

StableLM is certainly no slouch, but it does lack the reinforcement-based learning of ChatGPT. As a pre-trained model, improvements will have to be made directly to the model by humans. However, Stability AI has plans in the works to introduce larger model offerings, including one day introducing a 175 billion parameter model to match ChatGPT itself.

This release is great for the ecosystem, as LLaMa, a research-only model, has been making waves recently but it is hard to use. Stable Diffusion has a 4,096 token limit which is a great start. Open source means there are no filters, no wokeness, and a scary intelligent community of millions who can optimize and build on top of it. The AI wars go in a new direction again.

On Wednesday, the company announced that it was launching StableLM, a “suite” of language models meant to compete with alphabet soup AI like OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s LLaMA, and Google’s LaMDA. The company has reportedly struggled with money lately as it’s spent so much on developing its AI projects, and richer companies have soaked up the airwaves.

Stable Diffusion has recently shown off its enterprise-focused Stable Diffusion XL model, which is meant to be even better than the company’s previous AI image generators. StableLM is a great addition to their lineup and will help them remain competitive in the AI chatbot space.

StableLM has the potential to be a game changer in the world of AI chatbots. Stable Diffusion’s entry into the LLM market provides developers with more options for incorporating AI into their creations. Although it currently lacks the reinforcement-based learning of ChatGPT, StableLM’s open source nature and potential for larger model offerings make it an exciting development to watch.

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