YTL AI Labs today announced the release of Ilmu 0.1 at the launch of the National AI Office by the Ministry of Digital. Ilmu 0.1, is a Malaysian Large Language Model (LLM) built by Malaysians for Malaysians. Benchmarked against the Malay MMLU, the internationally recognised benchmark for the Malay language in LLMs, Ilmu 0.1 outperforms other LLMs globally in Bahasa Melayu.
Ilmu 0.1 demonstrates superior performance and a deep understanding of Malaysia’s culture and local context. Notably, it has successfully passed both PT3 and SPM national exams in the Malay language at A grade, underscoring its potential to support various sectors effectively in local applications and use cases.
“The launch of Ilmu 0.1 is a significant milestone for Malaysia. A Malaysian LLM that understands Bahasa Melayu and Malaysia local culture and context is crucial in advancing applications in all industries including finance, education, healthcare, and public services.” said Lou Yeoh, Executive Director of YTL AI Labs. “Ilmu is truly Malaysian intelligence.”
Last year, YTL announced a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to bring their latest NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip to Malaysia. The YTL AI Supercomputer will be located in a 1,640-acre data center facility in the YTL Green Data Center Campus, Johor, powered by a renewable energy source from its on-site 500MW solar power facility. This supercomputer will help meet the demand for highly scalable, high-performance cloud-based solutions for AI/ML workloads. Johor, Malaysia, is within 50 km from some of the world’s densest network interconnection points in neighbouring Singapore.
“Malaysia has huge potential to become an AI Hub for the region and the world and in so doing will generate high quality jobs and boost the economy. By building a world class AI infrastructure and ecosystem, we look forward to working with the government towards the establishment of Malaysia as an AI Nation with its own Sovereign AI Cloud and Sovereign LLM. We are committed to working with international partners and local scientists to continue to develop Ilmu into a globally top performing LLM,” said Dato’ Seri Yeoh Seok Hong, Managing Director of YTL Power International.
With Ilmu 0.1, the 500MW Green Data Center and the strategic partnership with NVIDIA to bring the worlds fastest GPUs to Malaysia, YTL will invest over RM20bil in Malaysia in the artificial intelligence space. YTL is committed to working with the Malaysian Government to build Malaysia into an AI Hub with world class AI infrastructure and a thriving local AI ecosystem.
About YTL AI Labs
YTL AI Labs, is the heart of innovation in AI at YTL Power International Berhad. Our team of Data Scientists, Software Engineers and AI researchers work on the forefront of AI innovation. We specialize in data engineering and developing large language models to deliver tailored solutions for specific use cases across various industries. Find out more at www.ytlailabs.com
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Ilmu 0.1 outperforms other models globally on the Malay MMLU benchmark. The comparison can be found below:
