# Portugal

Type: country

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-01**: Portugal launches Amália open-source AI model — Prime Minister Luís Montenegro unveils the Amália large language model, backed by €5.5 million in EU recovery funds, as part of Europe's push for AI sovereignty.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Portugal’s Amália AI: €5.5M open-source LLM built on 2 supercomputers
2026-07-02 09:30:12 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Portugal’s Amália is a sovereign large language model released as open-source, trained on Deucalion and MareNostrum 5 supercomputers. With €5.5M from EU recovery funds, the model targets public-sector and enterprise applications, offering a Eurocentric alternative to US foundation models.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/portugal-amalia-ai-open-source-supercomputers

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