Latvian language-tech firm Tilde has released TildeOpen LLM, an open-source foundational large language model (LLM) purpose-built for European languages, with a sharp focus on under-represented and smaller national and regional languages. It's a strategic leap toward linguistic equity and digital sovereignty within the EU.

TildeOpen LLM reframes EU AI -- not just as regulatory compliance, but as technical stewardship. It's a grounded, high-capacity model with transparent architecture, scalable deployment, and a fierce commitment to linguistic equity. It doesn't indulge hype; it delivers substance.

Q1: What is TildeOpen LLM?

TildeOpen is a 30B-parameter multilingual large language model trained on EU supercomputers, optimized for European languages, especially under-represented ones.

Q2: How is it different from mainstream LLMs?

Unlike global models that prioritize English, TildeOpen uses an equitable tokenizer and balanced training to ensure fair representation and accuracy across smaller European languages.

Q3: Can organizations self-host the model?

Yes. TildeOpen is open-source under CC-BY-4.0 and can be deployed in local data centers or EU-compliant clouds to meet GDPR and data sovereignty requirements.

Q4: What are the main use cases?

Government services, translation, education, AI assistants, speech technologies, and multilingual customer support -- any domain requiring accurate European language processing.