Open-source small language models (SLMs) can provide conversational responses that are similar to resource-intensive, proprietary large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but at a lower cost, researchers at the University of Michigan have found. Their findings are published on the arXiv preprint server.Open-source small language models (SLMs) can provide conversational responses that are similar to resource-intensive, proprietary large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but at a lower cost, researchers at the University of Michigan have found. Their findings are published on the arXiv preprint server.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]