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Indosat and GoTo Launch Indonesia’s First Open-Source AI Ecosystem with

Nvidia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison CEO Vikram Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (Photo courtesy and regional languages. Unveiled at
Sinha, Nvidia CEO and co-founder of Indosat) Jakarta. Telecommunications Indonesia AI Day 2024 in Jakarta, the
Jensen Huang, State-Owned Enterprises company Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IDX: event featured Jensen Huang, CEO and
Minister Erick Thohir, and GoTo CEO ISAT) and tech conglomerate GoTo Gojek co-founder of Nvidia, the world’s largest
Patrick Walujo launched Sahabat-AI, an Tokopedia (IDX: GOTO) have announced company. Sahabat, meaning “best friend”
open-source large language model (LLM) the first phase of Sahabat-AI, an open- in Indonesian, is designed to process vast
ecosystem designed for Bahasa Indonesia source large language model (LLM) amounts of data in Bahasa Indonesia
and regional languages, in Jakarta on ecosystem designed for Bahasa Indonesia and local languages. Developed with
Nvidia’s full-stack AI platform, Sahabat-
AI will launch in its initial phase with
8-billion and 9-billion parameter models.
“By creating an AI model that speaks
our language and reflects our culture, we
empower every Indonesian to harness
advanced technology's potential,” Sinha
said. Supported by AI Singapore, Tech
Mahindra, and Nvidia’s AI Enterprise
software, Sahabat-AI incorporates input
from Indonesian universities such as the
University of Indonesia and Gadjah Mada
University, as well as local media, to ensure
it aligns with Indonesia’s cultural and
linguistic context. “Sahabat-AI launches
Indonesia’s AI journey and showcases
how LLMs can serve unique linguistic and
cultural needs,” said Jensen Huang.

Sout Korea’s Telecom Satellite Koreasat-6A Launched

A telecommunication satellite from the
South Korean telecom giant KT has been
launched into space and is now in orbit.
According to a launch video from SpaceX,
the Koreasat-6A, a geostationary satellite
for communication services, was launched
aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from
the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The
booster of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully
separated and descended to Earth
approximately seven minutes after launch,
and the second-stage rocket continued
its flight and successfully deployed the
satellite into orbit about 35 minutes after
launch. The Koreasat-6A will provide
fixed satellite services and broadcasting
satellite services. KT SAT, the satellite
service arm of KT, plans to put the telecom
satellite into official service in the first
quarter of next year after completing tests
in orbit by the end of this year.

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