Alibaba Released Babel: An Open Multilingual Large Language Model LLM Serving Over 90% of Global Speakers

Alibaba's DAMO Academy has launched Babel, a multilingual language model supporting 25 major languages and covering over 90% of global speakers. Using an innovative layer extension technique, Babel comes in two variants: the efficient Babel-9B and high-performance Babel-83B. These models outperformed existing multilingual LLMs in benchmarks, particularly for low-resource languages. Babel's development may lead to more inclusive AI language tools globally.