Developing a Speech Language Model for Basque
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, end-to-end spoken interaction. Based on the LLaMA-Omni architecture, the system integrates a Latxa model as its backbone, transferring its Basque capabilities to the…
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