Microsoft's efforts to take down the unrefined WizardLM 2 go in vain, many upload it to GitHub and Hugging Face

In an embarrassing moment for Microsoft, the Redmond-based tech giant had to take down the much-publicized AI model, WizardLM 2, within hours of launch. Now, the official announcement stands deleted, and the AI model’s files have been removed from GitHub and Hugging Face.

This was confirmed by the developers in an official post on X (formerly Twitter).

But within those few hours, several users downloaded the AI model and uploaded it across different distribution channels.

All of Microsoft’s efforts to prevent an untested (for toxicity testing) version of the WizardLM 2 AI model from making it to a wider audience were rendered moot, since it spread like wildfire ever since the tech giant took it down.

Now, it’s available on GitHub and Hugging Face from unofficial sources, and there’s even a download link on the WizardLM Discord channel. We even found links to these sources on multiple Reddit threads.

As for those believing that the initially released version was entirely uncensored, that’s untrue. The WizardLM 2 AI model only lacked toxicity testing, a critical requirement for all new models. Other measures were all in place!

We will have to wait for the re-release of WizardLM 2, though a timeline for it has not been provided yet.

Last year, the WizardLM accused Phind of stealing their work and not giving credit.

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