| # 💜 Cartik — Independent AI Development |
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| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=CREATOR&message=CARTIK&color=8b5cf6&style=for-the-badge" alt="Creator: Cartik"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=FOCUS&message=ARTIFICIAL%20INTELLIGENCE&color=6366f1&style=for-the-badge" alt="Focus: Artificial Intelligence"> |
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| <b>Dream bigger. Build independently. Make AI accessible.</b> |
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| <i>One experiment at a time.</i> |
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| ## 🌌 Welcome to My Project |
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| I'm **Cartik**, an independent developer exploring artificial intelligence, language models, developer tools, APIs, and experimental software. |
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| My goal is to build useful AI technology, experiment with training language models, and make powerful tools more accessible to developers. |
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| Your support helps turn ambitious ideas into real experiments. |
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| <a href="https://www.donationalerts.com/r/cartik_"> |
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| <b>💜 Every contribution helps fund the next experiment.</b> |
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| ## 🧠 Featured Project — Sonexa-1 Hyperion |
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| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PROJECT&message=SONEXA-1%20HYPERION&color=8b5cf6&style=for-the-badge" alt="Sonexa-1 Hyperion"> |
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| **Sonexa-1 Hyperion** is a planned experimental language model project focused on model training, evaluation, and independent AI research. |
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| There are two possible development paths. |
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| ### 🔥 Path A — Train From Scratch |
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| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=FUNDRAISING%20MILESTONE&message=%24100&color=ec4899&style=for-the-badge" alt="100 dollar fundraising milestone"> |
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| If total donations reach **$100**, I plan to begin the training-from-scratch path, depending on available computing resources and the practical training budget. |
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| Planned work includes: |
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| - Designing the model architecture. |
| - Preparing and processing training data. |
| - Building a tokenizer and data pipeline where needed. |
| - Training with available GPU resources. |
| - Evaluating model quality and identifying weaknesses. |
| - Improving the model and documenting the results. |
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| > **Important:** $100 is a fundraising milestone intended to help start development. It is not a guarantee that the entire training, hosting, and deployment process will be funded. |
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| ### ⚡ Path B — Knowledge Distillation |
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| If training from scratch is not feasible, I may investigate knowledge distillation. |
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| | Role | Planned model | |
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| | 🎓 Student | `Qwen2.5-0.5B` | |
| | 🧠 Teacher | `Qwen3.8-27B` — subject to availability and verification | |
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| The objective is to explore whether a smaller model can learn useful response patterns from a larger teacher model while remaining easier to run on limited hardware. |
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| The exact method will depend on model availability, licensing, technical compatibility, and compute resources. This is a planned experiment, not a claim that distillation has already been completed. |
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| ### 🎯 What I Want to Explore |
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| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GOAL&message=BETTER%20RESPONSES&color=6366f1&style=flat-square" alt="Better responses"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GOAL&message=EFFICIENT%20INFERENCE&color=8b5cf6&style=flat-square" alt="Efficient inference"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GOAL&message=OPEN%20EXPERIMENTS&color=ec4899&style=flat-square" alt="Open experiments"> |
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| - Better conversational response quality. |
| - More efficient inference on small models. |
| - Practical training and evaluation workflows. |
| - AI experimentation with limited hardware. |
| - Transparent documentation of development progress. |
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| The final model size, capabilities, performance, and release format will depend on actual results. |
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| ## 🛠️ Other Development Areas |
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| | Field | What I'm working toward | |
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| | 🤖 AI Models | Model architectures, training, inference, and evaluation | |
| | 💻 Developer Tools | Software tools and useful development workflows | |
| | 🔌 APIs | Making AI capabilities easier to integrate | |
| | 🧪 Research | Testing ideas, comparing approaches, and learning from failures | |
| | 🌐 Accessibility | Exploring AI tools for developers with limited hardware | |
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| Project priorities may evolve as technical results and available resources become clearer. |
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| ## 💎 Where Your Support Goes |
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| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GPU&message=COMPUTE&color=8b5cf6&style=flat-square" alt="GPU compute"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=MODEL&message=TRAINING&color=6366f1&style=flat-square" alt="Model training"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=WEB&message=HOSTING&color=ec4899&style=flat-square" alt="Web hosting"> |
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| | Area | Purpose | |
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| | GPU resources | Training, fine-tuning, and evaluation | |
| | AI development | Experiments, datasets, and training workflows | |
| | Hosting | Running demos, APIs, and development services | |
| | Infrastructure | Storage, networking, and deployment | |
| | Testing | Comparing models and improving reliability | |
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| Donations are voluntary contributions toward development. They are **not investments** and do not guarantee financial returns, a specific release date, or particular model performance. |
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| ## 🌍 Supporting From Other Countries |
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| DonationAlerts is a Russian donation platform. People outside Russia may also be able to contribute using international bank cards. |
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| Payment availability depends on your country, card issuer, payment provider, and the options currently supported by the platform. |
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| <a href="https://www.donationalerts.com/r/cartik_"> |
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| ## 📍 Project Roadmap |
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| | Milestone | Status | |
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| | Sonexa-1 Hyperion concept | 🟣 Planned | |
| | $100 fundraising milestone | 🟣 Goal | |
| | Training from scratch | 🔵 Depends on resources | |
| | Knowledge distillation research | 🔵 Alternative approach | |
| | Evaluation and documentation | 🔵 Planned | |
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| *Status: October 2026. Plans may change as resources and technical constraints become clearer. Future updates will reflect actual progress.* |
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| ## ❤️ Join the Journey |
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| You don't have to donate to support independent development. |
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| You can also help by: |
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| - Sharing my projects. |
| - Trying publicly available tools. |
| - Providing constructive feedback. |
| - Following development progress. |
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| Every contribution and every bit of feedback is appreciated. |
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| <b>Dream. Build. Experiment. Improve.</b> |
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| <a href="https://www.donationalerts.com/r/cartik_"> |
| <img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=HELP%20BUILD&message=THE%20NEXT%20EXPERIMENT&color=8b5cf6&style=for-the-badge&logo=heart&logoColor=white" alt="Help build the next experiment"> |
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| <b>Created with 💜 by Cartik</b> |
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