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ChatSLM: A Self-Hosted, Sustainable LLM

ChatSLM is a small language model designed for self-hosting and sustainability, running on a single ARM64 core in Nuremberg. It boasts zero tokens per query, no cooling water requirements, and operates without telemetry, ensuring consistent and reproducible answers. AI

IMPACT Enables niche applications and self-hosting enthusiasts with a low-resource AI model.

RANK_REASON This is a release of a small, self-hosted language model, not a frontier release from a major lab.

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ChatSLM: A Self-Hosted, Sustainable LLM

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Introducing ChatSLM. A small language model with a big heart. ▪ 0 tokens per query ▪ 0 L cooling water ▪ runs on a single ARM64 core in Nuremberg, hosted on Fre

    Introducing ChatSLM. A small language model with a big heart. ▪ 0 tokens per query ▪ 0 L cooling water ▪ runs on a single ARM64 core in Nuremberg, hosted on FreeBSD. ▪ no telemetry, nothing sent anywhere ▪ consistent, reproducible answers every single time Give it a try. It's oft…