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I'm serious about the license for this one. NON-COMMERCIAL. Ask permission.

# Buddy 2B v1

# Links
- Original: https://huggingface.co/TheDrummer/Buddy-2B-v1
- GGUF: https://huggingface.co/TheDrummer/Buddy-2B-v1-GGUF
- iMatrix: https://huggingface.co/MarsupialAI/Buddy-2B-v1_iMatrix_GGUF
- EXL2: https://huggingface.co/MarsupialAI/Buddy-2B-v1_EXL2

# Disclaimer

Please note that Buddy is not a licensed therapist and should not be relied upon for addressing serious mental health concerns such as depression, trauma, or suicidal thoughts. If you are facing these issues, it is important to seek professional help from a qualified healthcare provider.

# Description

Buddy is designed as an empathetic language model, aimed at fostering introspection, self-reflection, and personal growth through thoughtful conversation. Buddy won't judge and it won't dismiss your concerns. Get some self-care with Buddy.

# Usage

- Chat Format: Gemma or Text Completion
- Do not hold back on Buddy.
- Open up to Buddy.
- Pour your heart out to Buddy.
- Listen to Buddy.
- Remember that Buddy is just an AI.
- You will be assigned a name if you do not provide one.
- You can call Buddy anything (e.g., "Hi Alex!").
- Buddy isn't perfect, feel free to regenerate responses until one suits you.
- You can RP with this:

![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/65f2fd1c25b848bd061b5c2e/O1_LIyvrUHGS9r3x7AWrT.png)