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.
More from Companies & People
- IIT Madras Launches EdTech Tulna Standards for AI-Powered Learning Products — ravi_iitm · 2026-09-11
- Warp's six non-engineering teams all run on Linear and Claude Code — mon__lim · 2026-09-11
- Anthropic Insiders: Not Everyone at the Lab Believes in High p(doom) — anpaure · 2026-09-11
- Lumara AI Film Festival Comes to NYC Oct 26, Top AI Filmmakers to Compete — 0xAllen_ · 2026-09-11
- X drama: Anthropic researchers accused of spying on academic customers and racing them to results — basedjensen · 2026-09-11
- Investor argues Palantir-Nvidia partnership should slash Anthropic's IPO valuation — pdamodaran · 2026-09-11