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First open Speech Language Model for Basque developed using LLaMA-Omni

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Researchers have developed the first open Speech Language Model for Basque, a minority language, to enable low-latency spoken interactions. The model, named Latxa, is based on the LLaMA-Omni architecture and was fine-tuned using a combination of translated English data and synthesized Basque audio to overcome data scarcity. Evaluations indicate the system is viable, achieving a content quality score of 3.86/5, a Word Error Rate of 9.94%, and an audio quality score of 3.07 UTMOS. AI

IMPACT Enables advanced spoken interaction systems for minority languages, addressing data scarcity challenges.

RANK_REASON Research paper detailing a new model for a low-resource language. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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First open Speech Language Model for Basque developed using LLaMA-Omni

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Andoni Sudupe, Inma Hernaez, Ander Arriandiaga, Christoforos Souganidis, Ibon Saratxaga, Eva Navas ·

    Developing a Speech Language Model for Basque

    arXiv:2610.36911v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Although the recent development of LLMs has paved the way for multi-modal interaction, minority languages face difficulties keeping pace. This work presents the first open Speech Language Model for Basque, designed for low-latency…

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