Project Title

stanford_alpaca — Open-source Instruction-following LLaMA Model for Research Purposes

Overview

Stanford Alpaca is an open-source project that provides code and documentation for training and generating data for an instruction-following LLaMA model. It offers a 52K dataset for fine-tuning, data generation code, and model fine-tuning scripts. The project is designed for research use only, with a focus on ethical considerations and safety.

Key Features

52K instruction-following dataset for model fine-tuning
Data generation process code
Model fine-tuning code
Weight recovery from released weight differences

Use Cases

Researchers using Alpaca for developing and testing instruction-following AI models
Academics studying the capabilities and limitations of LLaMA-based models
Developers interested in contributing to or improving the safety and ethical considerations of AI models

Advantages

Open-source and community-driven development
Focus on ethical considerations and safety in AI model development
Provides a comprehensive dataset and tools for fine-tuning and training

Limitations / Considerations

Intended for research use only, with non-commercial use restrictions
Alpaca model is still under development and has not been fine-tuned for safety and harmlessness
Live demo is suspended until further notice

LLaMA: The original open and efficient foundation language model that Alpaca is based on.
Self-Instruct: A related project that aligns language models with self-generated instructions, which influenced the Alpaca dataset generation.

Basic Information

GitHub: https://github.com/tatsu-lab/stanford_alpaca
Stars: 30,124
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-08-20

📊 Project Information

Project Name: stanford_alpaca
GitHub URL: https://github.com/tatsu-lab/stanford_alpaca
Programming Language: Python
⭐ Stars: 30,124
🍴 Forks: 4,043
📅 Created: 2023-03-10
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-08-20

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