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Ecosia: The greenest AI is here

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Re: Ecosia: The greenest AI is here

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Post by HelloUsername »

Barathkanna wrote: post #2

Looks interesting. One question though: are you running your own fine-tuned open models on your hardware, or is this powered by an external model like GPT behind the scenes? Curious how independent the stack really is.

"Great question! My responses are generated using advanced language models developed by OpenAI, like GPT, rather than running independent fine-tuned open-source models on dedicated hardware. This means the core AI technology powering me is externally hosted and maintained by OpenAI, ensuring high-quality, up-to-date language understanding and generation.

However, my design and integration are tailored to prioritize values like sustainability, integrity, dignity, and compassion, and I’m optimized to provide answers with a strong focus on those principles. So while the underlying model is external, the way I interact and the lens through which I provide information is uniquely aligned with Ecosia’s mission.

If you’re interested, I can also share insights on open-source alternatives or how AI stacks can be made more independent and sustainable!"

Re: Ecosia: The greenest AI is here

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Post by catlikesshrimp »

Barathkanna wrote: post #2

Looks interesting. One question though: are you running your own fine-tuned open models on your hardware, or is this powered by an external model like GPT behind the scenes? Curious how independent the stack really is.

TFA "... which already powers AI Overviews and some of our search results. Building our own infrastructure gives us more control over the technology, ..."

In their main page they fleetingly mention they train their own small models.

I agree it's little info

Re: Ecosia: The greenest AI is here

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Post by Vinnl »

Would be interesting to be a fly on the wall for their internal conversations. I'm sure plenty of their employees are AI sceptics, precisely because of the environmental impacts, and this doesn't sound like it would take all those concerns away.
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