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Google joins collaborative efforts to build localized large language models
Google Research will work with AI Singapore to train and finetune generative AI models for Southeast Asian languages.
EDUARD MUZHEVSKYI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty ImagesGoogle is joining collaborative efforts to build large language models(LLMs) that better cater to Southeast Asia's population and cultural mix. Called Project Southeast Asian Languages in One Network Data (SEALD), the initiative aims to "improve cultural context awareness" in LLMs built for the region, said AI Singapore in a statement Monday. In 2022, Google Research unveiled a partnership with the Indian Institute of Science to work on Project Vaani, which aims to gather anonymized speech data across 773 districts and build an LLM representing the country's diverse population.
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