EU backs open-source AI model for all 24 official languages
The European Commission selected the EUROPA consortium as the winner of the Frontier AI Grand Challenge. EUROPA is led by the Italian company Domyn.
The project will build an open-source model that supports all 24 official EU languages. The proposed model is planned to have more than 400 billion parameters, placing it in the same size range as very large .
The Commission chose EUROPA to strengthen Europe’s ability to build advanced AI on its own . The finished model is meant to be openly available, so businesses, researchers, and public institutions across Europe can use advanced AI across many languages.
Key points
- EUROPA won the European Commission’s Frontier AI Grand Challenge.
- The project aims to build an for all 24 official EU languages.
- The proposed model size is more than 400 billion parameters.
- The EU wants stronger ability to build advanced AI on European .
- The model is intended for use by businesses, researchers, and public institutions.