FEATURE: LATAMGPT

LatamGPT is being built as the first open and collaborative large language model for Latin America. Intelligent CIO outlines the principles behind the project pitched as offering the region technological sovereignty.

LatamGPT aspires to be the region’ s first large language model built on collaboration, openness and inclusion. Unlike systems developed in Silicon Valley or Beijing, LatamGPT is designed not to dominate the global market but to reflect the voices, cultures and histories of Latin America itself.

Now refining its final version, benchmarks and evaluation metrics specific to Latin America are being developed to measure performance. Plans include the publication of scientific studies and the release of a chatbot interface for public use.

The project is co-ordinated by Chile’ s National Center for Artificial Intelligence( CENIA) with the backing of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation. More than 30 institutions from across the region are involved, alongside over 60 experts. Chile and Brazil – the two leading countries in Latin America’ s AI index, are at the forefront. Their cooperation marks a political and scientific milestone.

Building on collaboration

The principle behind LatamGPT is simple but ambitious: no single country or institution can create such a model alone. Instead, it has to be a shared endeavor. Universities, foundations, government agencies and civil society organisations from across Latin America have come together to pool data, infrastructure and expertise.

This collaborative spirit distinguishes LatamGPT from many of its global counterparts. Most existing models are proprietary, locked behind corporate walls. LatamGPT, by contrast, is open. That means not only that researchers and developers can use it freely, but also that communities across the region can contribute to improving it.

Behind this openness lies a conviction: Artificial Intelligence should be a public good, not a private asset. By making the model accessible, its creators hope to democratize knowledge and empower people to adapt AI to their own needs, from education and healthcare to journalism and local governance.

From and for Latin America

What makes LatamGPT unique is not just how it is built but what it is built for. The project is rooted in the idea that AI should represent the societies it serves. For Latin America, that means including Spanish, Portuguese and English, while also laying the foundation for Indigenous languages such as Mapudungun or Rapa Nui. www. intelligentcio. com INTELLIGENTCIO LATAM 35