Release of Rakuten AI 2.0 - Mixture of Experts Model and 1.5B Small Language Model

Rakuten Group Inc. has officially launched Rakuten AI 2.0. Rakuten AI 2.0 is the company’s first Japanese large language model (LLM) based on a Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, and Rakuten AI 2.0 mini is the company’s first small language model (SLM). These models are built to accelerate AI adoption across Japan, providing businesses and individuals with powerful, tailored solutions. It’s been an incredible journey working with the talented team, pushing the boundaries of deep learning and natural language processing. Hugging Face Link