IBM and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Developing First Major Spanish AI Model
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IBM and Barcelona Supercomputing Center teaming up to develop first major Spanish-language AI model using MareNostrum supercomputer
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Model will be trained on public data like legislature minutes and work with Spanish government to showcase use cases by end of 2023
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Focus is on open-source collaboration to shape the future of AI across multiple sectors, especially helping SMEs
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Model will accommodate diversity of Spanish language variations from different countries
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IBM sees strategic value and revenue opportunities in open-source AI models like Red Hat in the Spanish-speaking market