Bloom
AIOpen-source multilingual large language model
Overview
Bloom is an open-source, multilingual large language model (LLM) developed by BigScience, a global collaborative workshop hosted by Hugging Face. Trained on 176 languages, it supports text generation, translation, summarization, and other NLP tasks. With a permissive Apache 2.0 license, it allows researchers, developers, and organizations to modify and distribute it freely. Its diverse training data ensures broad linguistic coverage, making it ideal for multilingual AI projects. Bloom empowers innovation in NLP while promoting transparency and accessibility in AI development.
Key Features
- Supports 176 languages
- Open-source (Apache 2.0 license)
- Versatile NLP task capabilities
- Collaboratively developed by global experts
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Tool Info
Pros
- ⊕ Permissive license enables unrestricted use/modification
- ⊕ Broad multilingual coverage for global applications
Cons
- ⊖ Requires significant computational resources to run locally
- ⊖ May lack niche task fine-tuning compared to proprietary models