To foster national autonomy in artificial intelligence, Ukraine is developing its own large language model (LLM) powered by Google’s open-source Gemma framework. The LLM will be trained to understand Ukrainian context, dialects, and minority languages, addressing communication gaps within existing AI systems. 🧠 🇺🇦 🤖 📚 Training on Google infrastructure before shifting to local servers ensures full control over the AI systems accessible to Ukrainian citizens. This strategic move aims to empower both military and civilian operations with AI solutions, separate from global giants like OpenAI. The project comes after Ukraine’s successful integration of AI tools for aerial reconnaissance, drone operations, and battlefield analysis within its armed forces. ✈️🚀 🪖 🛡️. 🌐 Experts highlight the importance of avoiding reliance on systems like ChatGPT for the Ukrainian military’s AI-powered systems that will integrate into battlefield management, enhancing troop coordination and enemy monitoring. The project is fueled by a desire to overcome communication barriers in Ukraine, particularly concerning dialects and minority languages such as Crimean Tatar, alongside Russian language support through this model.