Vietnam has its first Artificial Intelligence Alliance

On June 20 in Hanoi , more than 20 state agencies, businesses, and universities "joined hands" to establish Vietnam's first Artificial Intelligence Alliance called the Au Lac AI Alliance.

The first members to join the alliance are leading technology units and technology startups such as: Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, MobiFone, VNPT, FPT, CMC , BKAV, Misa, MoMo, VNPAY, Zalo, AI For Vietnam, AI Hay, N2TP, Finhay and training units: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology, Academy of Cryptography Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, FPT University.

The Au Lac AI Alliance was established with the aim of developing large language models (LLMs) capable of processing Vietnamese accurately, naturally, and in accordance with Vietnamese culture and identity, thereby improving people's knowledge and promoting national economic development.

In addition, the Alliance aims to build an open and transparent AI community where all individuals, organizations and businesses can freely access and use the Alliance's public assets, including source code, data and models, even for commercial purposes, to stimulate innovation, widely apply AI, and realize national AI sovereignty.

The Alliance is committed to developing safe, responsible AI products that comply with Vietnam's ethical standards and legal regulations.

Mr. Truong Gia Binh - Chairman of FPT, the person who initiated the establishment of the Au Lac AI Alliance. (Photo: PV/Vietnam+)

Mr. Truong Gia Binh - Chairman of FPT, who initiated the establishment of the Au Lac AI Alliance, said: Vietnam is facing three major challenges. The first is to protect technological sovereignty, an inseparable part of national sovereignty. The second is to realize the goal of becoming an advanced country by the 100th anniversary of independence. Vietnam has established a "quadruple strategic resolution" on science and technology, international integration, law and private economy to bring the country forward in the new era. Decision No. 1131/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister also placed AI in the number 1 position in the country's 11 strategic technology groups. The third is the lack of investment resources, the major powers invest hundreds, thousands of billions of USD each year in AI, Vietnam does not have equivalent resources. The Au Lac AI Alliance was born as a solution to these challenges. The AI Alliance is not just an initiative, but a call.

The activities of the Au Lac AI Alliance are based on three principles: Consensus - Respect - Open Community. Based on the strengths of its members, the Au Lac AI Alliance will focus on three main areas: Research and development, Building standards and policies on AI, and Training.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - General Director of FPT Corporation shared at the event. (Photo: PV/Vietnam+)

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - General Director of FPT Corporation shared: "With the AI Alliance, FPT commits to open the entire core technology platform, from LLM to Cloud AI, for members to develop together. We will invest in open AI, support small businesses, research institutes, and schools to access data and tools. At the same time, FPT will accompany the Steering Committee of Resolution 57 to propose breakthrough policies, such as sandboxes for AI. We are behind, but if we go together, we can go faster, even ahead."

Right at the Launch Ceremony, Au Lac AI Alliance proposed to develop a large Vietnamese language model - Au Lac LLM as a foundation for building AI applications for end users.

The establishment of the Alliance not only opens a new chapter for the journey of AI development in Vietnam, but also promises a bright future, where technology practically serves the community, is linked to national interests and contributes to affirming Vietnam's independence and sovereignty on the global technology map./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-nam-lan-dau-tien-co-lien-minh-ve-tri-tue-nhan-tao-post1045446.vnp