Denmark's AI Pioneer Unveils Multilingual Models

This week, Cohere For AI, the research branch of the Danish AI platform Cohere, has some exciting news. They just launched their brand-new family of multilingual models called Aya Expanse. These models aren't just good; they're super impressive, performing across 23 different languages. They're available in two sizes: an 8 billion parameters model and a whopping 32 billion parameters model. Why does this matter? Parameters are like the building blocks that help AI models make smart predictions.The smaller model is awesome because it makes cutting-edge AI more accessible to researchers everywhere. The bigger model, on the other hand, sets the bar high with its top-notch multilingual abilities. Cohere even claims that their models outperform some big names like Google, Mistral, and Meta. So, it's like having the best of both worlds—accessibility and high performance.