JetBrains, the brains behind some of the most beloved developer tools out there, has thrown its hat into the open AI ring with Mellum—a code-generating model that’s got developers talking. 😊 With a diet of over 4 trillion tokens and a hefty 4 billion parameters, Mellum isn’t just smart; it’s like that one friend who finishes your sentences, but for code. Imagine typing away and having it suggest what comes next, making those long coding sessions a tad less grueling.
Now, here’s the scoop on how Mellum got so sharp: a mix of GitHub code (the kind that plays nice with licenses) and English Wikipedia articles, all chewed through in roughly 20 days on a beastly setup of 256 Nvidia H200 GPUs. But don’t get too excited—Mellum isn’t quite ready to take the wheel. It needs some fine-tuning, and while JetBrains has tossed out a few Python-tuned versions, they’re more like appetizers than the main course for your production needs.
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: security. AI-generated code can sometimes be a wild card, and Mellum’s no exception. JetBrains is upfront about it—this model might pick up a few bad habits from public codebases, meaning it won’t always give you the cleanest, safest suggestions. It’s a nifty tool, sure, but it’s not about to replace your good old-fashioned code reviews.
In the end, JetBrains is pitching Mellum as more of a conversation starter than the final word. It’s all about getting the ball rolling on innovation and teamwork in the AI coding world. Fancy taking it for a spin? Mellum’s hanging out on Hugging Face, ready for your next coding adventure.
