GPT‑NL: a sovereign language model for the Netherlands

The article introduces GPT-NL, a sovereign language model specifically designed for the Dutch language. It features a model size of 1.5 billion parameters and has been fine-tuned on a diverse dataset that includes Dutch literature, news articles, and social media content. This release is significant for practitioners as it provides a tailored solution for natural language processing tasks in Dutch, enhancing the performance of applications in local contexts.