Chile Launches Latin America’s Own AI Model for $550,000

2026-02-11 - 19:35

Key Points — Chile launched Latam-GPT on Tuesday, an open-source AI language model trained on over eight terabytes of Latin American data across Spanish and Portuguese, with plans to add indigenous languages. — Built by Chile’s National AI Center (CENIA) with backing from 30+ institutions across eight countries and just $550,000 in funding, the model