Norway's 2 petabytes of Huawei flash storage and LLM training
Norway's National Library is developing a large language model (LLM) for the Norwegian language using 2 petabytes of Huawei flash storage. The project aims to create a sovereign LLM that reflects Norway's culture and history, as no commercial provider is currently addressing this need. The library's extensive digital collection and legal mandate to preserve cultural heritage position it uniquely for this initiative.
- ▪The National Library of Norway is utilizing 2 PB of Huawei OceanStor Dorado flash storage for LLM training.
- ▪Norway's Ministry of Culture has tasked the library with building a sovereign AI LLM to represent the Norwegian language.
- ▪The library has been digitizing its collection since 2005, amassing 20 PB of unique data.
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