Llama3-Aloe-8B-Alpha

What is Aloe?

Aloe is a medical language model developed by HPAI. It is based on the Meta Llama 3 8B model and optimized using advanced techniques like model fusion and sophisticated prompt strategies. Aloe excels in ethical and factual accuracy, thanks to red teaming and alignment efforts. The model includes specific risk assessments for healthcare applications to ensure safe use.

Who can use Aloe?

Aloe is ideal for medical researchers and developers who need high accuracy and reliability. It supports applications such as medical consultations, disease research, and information retrieval.

How can Aloe be used?

Aloe can be used in medical consultation systems to provide accurate advice. Researchers can analyze medical literature with it. It also aids in quick retrieval of relevant medical data.

What are the key features of Aloe?

Aloe offers advanced text generation for medical applications. It uses DARE-TIES for model merging and a two-stage DPO process for aligning with human preferences. Aloe performs well in ethics and factual correctness. It provides risk assessments tailored for medical use.

How can I get started with Aloe?

To start using Aloe, follow these steps:

1. Import libraries like transformers and torch.

2. Initialize the model and tokenizer with the ID 'HPAI-BSC/Llama3-Aloe-8B-Alpha'.

3. Prepare dialogue messages including system and user roles.

4. Use the tokenizer's applychattemplate method to generate input IDs.

5. Set parameters like maxnewtokens and eostokenid.

6. Call the model’s generate method to produce text.

7. Print the generated text, which will be the model’s response to your input.