Jais: The Open LLM Built for Arabic
preslav_nakov · x · 2026-07-19
This post covers the story of Jais, emphasizing that "Arabic needs AI built for it, not just translated into it." The attached image announces a webinar hosted by Preslav Nakov and Natalia Vassilieva, featuring participation from MBZUAI and Cerebras.
The presentation covers topics ranging from tokenization and scaling laws to culture, safety, and Jais 2. The post reiterates that these are open, Arabic-centric LLMs available in 8B and 70B versions.
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