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Malaysia launches first homegrown multimodal large language model

( August 12, 2025, 11:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today launched ILMU, the country's first fully homegrown multimodal large language model. Developed by YTL AI Labs in collaboration with Universiti Malaya, ILMU — short for Intelek Luhur Malaysia Untukmu — is designed to support real-world applications across sectors such as education, healthcare and public services. The model is trained entirely in Malaysia using local languages, data and context, and is uniquely tailored to the way Malaysians communicate. Built on YTL’s local cloud infrastructure and developed with national interests in mind, ILMU is positioned as a trusted AI alternative to foreign models. Benchmark results show ILMU performs on par with leading global models such as GPT-4 and Llama 3.1, and outperforms others in local language comprehension and real-world task execution.The statement is attached....

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