In addition, Hugging Face has created a repository for third-party customized Hugging Chat Assistants, similar to OpenAI’s GPT Store. This comes as the open-source sector is rapidly gaining ground on proprietary counterparts like OpenAI. The launch of Hugging Chat Assistants comes a day after the unveiling of a new open-source model, Miqu, by Mistral, which rivals the capabilities of GPT 4 on benchmarks.
Key takeaways:
- Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform, has launched Hugging Chat Assistants for building custom chatbots, a free alternative to OpenAI’s GPT Builder.
- The New York City-based startup, valued at $4.5 billion, was founded in 2016 by Clément Delangue and has recently raised $235 million from investors including Google and Nvidia.
- Users can create their own AI chatbots on Hugging Face by adding a name, avatar, description, choosing an open-source AI model, and adding a custom system message and message starters.
- Hugging Face has also created a repository for third-party customized Hugging Chat Assistants, similar to OpenAI’s GPT Store, further highlighting the growth of the open source sector.