Spain and IBM Ink Deal to Advance Ethical AI and Build Language Models for Spanish and Co-Official Languages
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The President of Spain's government and IBM signed an agreement to collaborate on developing AI models proficient in Spanish and other official languages of Spain.
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The agreement includes creating large and small language models for Spanish and co-official languages to reduce biases and provide competitive alternatives.
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It aims to advance Spain's national AI strategy, enable widespread adoption of AI, and establish Spain as a leader in ethical and responsible AI.
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Additional priorities are developing AI for supercomputing and discovering new sustainable materials for semiconductors.
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The collaboration is guided by principles like open source, enabling an ecosystem of AI builders, and responsible use of AI by public and private sectors.