Gojek Tokopedia or GoTo, a combination of the largest technology conglomerate in Indonesia together with the telecommunications company Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has recently introduced their own AI language model (LLM) called Sahabat-AI. The uniqueness of this model is that it is available in Indonesian.
Sahabat-AI is seen to enable companies in the country to build various services, applications and AI software based on Bahasa Indonesia and various other local dialects, especially when the archipelago is present with about 700 different languages and dialects.
It is said to be able to understand various local contexts in the country, and will continue to be developed to allow AI technology developers in the country to not have to migrate to urban areas. It also allows AI services that are built to be more easily understood by local residents and there are no issues in not understanding the use of language or the context in the service.
The development of the Sahabat-AI language model technology was developed in collaboration with AI Singapore and Tech Mahindra from India, which uses NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NVIDIA NeMo software, which are technologies that help in the development of the generative AI technology platform and also the language model.
Not only that, it is also reported that several universities and media groups in Indonesia have helped in the optimization of Sahabat-AI, such as the use of different languages and dialects according to location.
For now, Sahabat-AI is still in the beta testing phase, but if you go to their website, a chatbot is available where you can test the capabilities of the language model.