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- The Balsam index, developed in partnership with the Saudi Data & AI Authority and international collaborators, aims to 鈥渟et global benchmarks for assessing AI models in Arabic language tasks鈥�
RIYADH: The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language has launched the Balsam index, a tool for evaluating and measuring Arabic large language models. The launch took place on Friday during the 3rd Global AI Summit (GAIN) in Riyadh.
The Balsam index, developed in partnership with the Saudi Data & AI Authority and international collaborators, aims to 鈥渟et global benchmarks for assessing AI models in Arabic language tasks,鈥� according to a press release. It will 鈥渉elp assess the latest models being developed to add new features and capabilities.鈥�
During a key session on AI models for Arabic, Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Washmi, the academy鈥檚 secretary-general, discussed language evolution. He said that while written languages have historically endured, future linguistic survival will 鈥渄epend on effective AI integration.鈥�
Al-Washmi commended the support of Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, chairman of the academy鈥檚 board of trustees, in aligning the academy鈥檚 efforts with Saudi Vision 2030鈥檚 human-development goals.