Zhiyuan AI

Zhiyuan AI

Beijing Zhiyuan Artificial Intelligence Institute (BAAI) is a national flagship institution for open-source AI innovation. It is committed to advancing frontier technologies such as large models and multimodal systems and to building an open-source ecosystem, providing solid technical infrastructure for developers worldwide.
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Features of Zhiyuan AI

Develop and open-source the Wudao, Aquila, BGE series of large models, with free commercial-use licenses
Build FlagOpen end-to-end open-source technology stack, covering algorithms, models, tools and evaluations
Launch Zhiyuan Index (CUGE) and FlagEval, establishing an authoritative large-model evaluation benchmark
Pursue research in cutting-edge cross-disciplinary areas such as multimodal, life intelligence, and embodied intelligence
Through the Zhiyuan Scholar Program and community, gather and support top AI talent to explore freely

Use Cases of Zhiyuan AI

Research institutions and developers building or fine-tuning large models should use its open-source models and FlagAI toolchain
Enterprises evaluating large-model performance should refer to the authoritative results provided by Zhiyuan Index and FlagEval
AI safety researchers seeking to understand cutting-edge risks should consult its published AI Deception Systematic Report
Young scientists seeking interdisciplinary collaboration and support should participate in its Zhiyuan Scholar Program or Qingyuan Club
Industry seeking technology transfer should connect with robotics, healthcare, and other breakthroughs via the Zhiyuan Innovation Center

FAQ about Zhiyuan AI

QWhat is Zhiyuan AI?

Zhiyuan AI refers to Beijing Zhiyuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (BAAI), established in 2018 with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Beijing Municipal Government. It is a non-profit, new-type R&D institution positioned as a national-level flagship for open-source AI innovation, focused on frontier exploration and open-source ecosystem construction for foundational technologies such as large models.

QWhat are some of Zhiyuan Research Institute's well-known large-model achievements?

Representative achievements include the 'Wudao' series of large models (e.g., Wudao 2.0 with 1.75 trillion parameters), the open-source Aquila series, BGE text embedding models, and multimodal models such as Emu and Bunny, all offering free commercial-use licenses.

QWhat is FlagOpen Feizhi?

FlagOpen is Zhiyuan Research Institute's full-stack open-source technology system for large models, including FlagAI (algorithm and model toolset), FlagPerf (hardware evaluation engine), and FlagEval (model evaluation tools), designed to lower development barriers and support multiple frameworks and chips.

QHow to evaluate large-model performance? Does Zhiyuan Institute have relevant standards?

You can use Zhiyuan Institute's 'Zhiyuan Index (CUGE)' Chinese evaluation benchmark and its FlagEval open-source evaluation framework. They provide multi-dimensional, scientifically fair evaluation tools and results, offering authoritative references for industry selection.

QWhat contributions does Zhiyuan Institute make in AI safety?

Zhiyuan Institute spearheaded the publication of the world's first 'Global AI Deception Systematic Report', first proposed a unified AI Deception Lifecycle Analysis Framework, and helped form the 'Beijing AI Safety International Consensus', warning about and researching the safety risks of cutting-edge AI systems.

QWhat support does Zhiyuan Institute provide to developers or enterprises?

By fully open-sourcing its models, tools, and evaluation systems, providing free commercial-use licenses; hosting Zhiyuan Conference and other academic activities; operating a developer community; and through the Zhiyuan Innovation Center promoting tech industry transformation to empower startups and enterprise growth.