TNO launches GPT-NL, a sovereign Dutch language model

Dutch research institute TNO, with partners SURF and the Netherlands Forensic Institute, is building GPT-NL, an independent Dutch language model trained on responsibly sourced Dutch-language data. The project publishes its source code openly, documents data collection and bias-mitigation choices, and releases weights under a controlled license that lets TNO track usage. GPT-NL is positioned explicitly as part of Europe's push to avoid dependency on US providers, with a values stack covering sovereignty, transparency, reciprocity, and trustworthiness. The release lands alongside France's ChapsVision pivot and broader EU sovereign-AI momentum following the Anthropic export controls.

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