EuroLLM shares similar goals to its near-namesake: “To build an open source European Large Language Model that supports 24 Official European Languages, and a few other strategically important languages.”
Andre Martins, head of research at Unbabel, took to social media to highlight these similarities, noting that OpenEuroLLM is appropriating a name that already exists. “I hope the different communities collaborate openly, share their expertise, and don’t decide to reinvent the wheel every time a new project gets funded,” Martins wrote.