{
  "id": 16828116,
  "title": "Developing a Speech Language Model for Basque",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/developing-a-speech-language-model-for-basque",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "arXiv cs.AI",
    "slug": "arxiv-cs-ai",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.36911v1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}