Open-sourcing AstaBrief, the fast report-generation model in Asta

This post introduces AstaBrief 8B, an open-weights model specifically trained for scientific report generation. It details the training process, including collecting SFT data from real user queries and creating DPO pairs using multiple judge models. The post highlights the model's speed improvements by generating reports in a single pass and discusses the importance of grounding in evidence and citation. It also mentions the release of an example workflow for local report generation from PDFs.