Chile Leads Latam-GPT: Multilingual AI Model Embraces Regional Diversity
Summary
Chile leads a groundbreaking initiative, Latam-GPT, a multilingual AI model trained on over 8 terabytes of data from 30 Latin American and Caribbean institutions, embracing regional diversity by including Indigenous languages and dialect variants.
Key Points
- Chile partners with 30 institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean to create Latam-GPT, an open-source large language model trained on over 8 terabytes of regional data.
- Latam-GPT includes Indigenous languages like Nahuatl, Quechua, and Mapudungun, as well as dialect variants, to better understand Latin America's cultural and linguistic nuances.
- There are concerns about the environmental impact of the Chile-based project amid a yearslong drought, but the team claims to use optimized and renewable energy sources.