Tokayev slams underused KazLLM, warns it’s no match for ChatGPT

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sharply criticized the domestic large language model KazLLM during an expanded cabinet meeting today, comparing it to ChatGPT.

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The head of state asked Minister of Artificial Intelligence Zhaslan Madiyev how many users KazLLM currently has and whether the model has any shortcomings.

Madiyev said the model is used by about 600,000 people, or roughly 3% of the country’s population. Tokayev noted that ChatGPT is used by 13% of Kazakhstan’s citizens.

«These models need to be constantly updated, just as large companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and others continually release new versions and improve their systems. We also need to ensure continuity in this training process,» he said.

KazLLM is one of two large language models developed in Kazakhstan — the other is AlemLLM — and it is actively promoted as a national tool for working in the Kazakh language.