Indonesia's GoTo and Indosat launch home-grown AI chat tool
TOMOYUKI OSHIKIRI
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's IT giant GoTo and major telecom Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison have launched the nation's first home-grown, full-scale, generative artificial intelligence service supporting local languages.
GoTo Group CEO Patrick Walujo said the launch marks a "major leap forward in building a uniquely Indonesian AI ecosystem," speaking at a ceremony held in Jakarta in June.
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