If you want to use AI, but don't want to be bogged down by corporations or restrictions, there are alternatives out there. Here are some of the best open-source AI tools you can use.
TensorFlow
TensorFlow is an open-source framework for machine learning.
If you're new to machine learning or a pro, you can use TensorFlow's vast libraries, tools, and community resources to jump-start your projects.
There are also tons of tutorials and educational resources for new coders starting their machine-learning journey.
TensorFlow has stable Python and C++ APIs and a non-guaranteed backward-compatible API for other coding languages.
It's completely free and available to install for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion is a great open-source alternative to Midjourney. It works in a similar way -- a text-to-image generator.
You can also perform tasks like outputting, inpainting, or generating image-to-image translations.
Since you're dealing with high-quality images, you will need a computer with a decent graphics card and CPU. Stable Diffusion recommends a GPU with at least 8GB VRAM.
It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
GPT Engineer
GPT Engineer is designed to help simplify the coding process. This AI tool can generate an entire codebase based on a prompt.
This is a great way to get a lot of the preliminary work done on coding projects.
Specify what you want it to build, and the AI asks you to clarify, and then prints out code.
It also has high-level prompting and can provide feedback to the AI that it will remember over time.
You can run it locally, or through a web browser.
Open Assistant
If you want to build your own AI chatbot for specific tasks, Open Assistant is a great option.
Open Assistant is a project meant to give all levels of experience access to build a chat-based language model.
You can make a ChatGPT clone, or build a chatbot for researching information, writing emails, cover letters, and more.
It can also be integrated with apps like Discord.
The frontend is available now for testing, but you can also run Open Assistant locally.
OpenCV
OpenCV is a powerful tool for video analysis, CCTV analysis, and picture analysis.
The OpenCV library has thousands of algorithms that can distinguish faces in images or movies, identify objects, and characterize human emotions and behavior in videos.
This AI open-source library allows films and photos to be examined in all of their components, including the trail of item motions, the extraction of 3D models, and more.
OpenCV is free for both academic and commercial usage.
Wrapping Up
Use TensorFlow to jumpstart your machine learning projects.
Stable Diffusion is a powerful alternative to Midjourney if you want to generate images.
Let GPT Engineer make coding easier for you.
Want to build a helpful chatbot? Consider Open Assistant. And if you want AI to analyze a variety of video content, OpenCV is a great option.
