IBM, the Wrocław University of Technology and the University of Lodz are starting work on a new variant of PLLuM, a family of AI models created with the Polish language and the use of ‘Polish AI’ in the public and private sectors in mind. The new model in the PLLuM series will be created by researchers from both universities and specialists from the IBM Software Laboratory in Kraków, using IBM Granite 4.0 as an open base model. The project coincides with IBM’s 35th anniversary in Poland.
PLLuM has been of particular importance to the Polish digital ecosystem since its inception. This is due to the fact that it concerns the development of AI capable of understanding the Polish language along with its context, nuances and the specifics of communication in Poland. In the development of PLLuM to date, Wrocław University of Technology has acted as one of the leading centres, setting the substantive and research direction of the project.
The current collaboration between the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Wrocław University of Technology and the Department of Corpuscular and Computational Linguistics at the University of Łódź with IBM is another element contributing to the development of the PLLuM family, created with real-world implementations and high standards of AI management in mind, which plays an important role in the context of technological sovereignty. Both entities emphasise that the venture is reinforcing to the PLLuM family development activities coordinated by the Ministry of Digitalisation. IBM is providing the base model and technological competence, while the development of language competence, tuning and direction of the work are on the side of the Polish teams from the universities, with the support of IBM’s Krakow software laboratory.
“PLLuM is an example of how AI can be developed in an ambitious yet pragmatic way, with the language and needs of users in Poland in mind. We are bringing to the development of this family the IBM Granite 4.0 open model, which was developed for applications that require predictability, security and responsible management. This is an important initiative being implemented in 2026, the year we celebrate our 35th anniversary in Poland,” – says Marcin Gajdzinski, general manager of IBM in Poland, the Baltics and Ukraine.
The project will use IBM Granite 4.0, an open language model designed to address the performance and security of AI implementations. Granite is designed to facilitate the construction of solutions that operate in a stable and predictable manner where infrastructure and cost are critical. Importantly, from the perspective of organisations deploying AI, Granite is being developed in an enterprise-ready approach, assuming that the model itself is only a part of a larger whole, not least the rules for its use, the ability to assess the quality of the response and the monitoring of system performance.
IBM Granite 4.0 is compliant with the requirements of ISO/IEC 42001, a standard that addresses the full lifecycle of AI systems. For Polish public institutions and companies considering using the new PLLuM variant, this can mean easier management of AI, from defining rules and responsibilities, to assessing risks, to monitoring and improving the system. In simple terms, compliance with ISO/IEC 42001 helps to build AI in a way that is more auditable and predictable, which is important especially where procedures, security and trust matter.
“Wroclaw University of Technology has played a key role in the development of PLLuM to date, and now we are going one step further. Using IBM’s experience and technology, we will develop a variant of the PLLuM model based on the Granite 4.0 model. This is a modern, open and well-documented architecture for a large language model that conforms to the standard for managing artificial intelligence systems. It will provide a high level of security, transparency and opportunities for further tuning to Polish language and the development of trusted national AI solutions,” – says Tomasz Kajdanowicz, Ph.D., university professor at the Wrocław University of Technology.
“In co-creating the new PLLuM variant, we are focusing on the use of large, legally acquired and responsibly developed language resources. Those that do not infringe copyright and meet the highest quality standards. It is transparent data and competence developed in Poland that fosters technological sovereignty. If we want PLLuM to realistically strengthen the Polish public and private sector, we need to be in control of what data and principles it is built on,” – explains Dr Piotr Pęzik, Professor at the University of Lodz.
IBM’s collaboration with the Wroclaw University of Technology and the University of Lodz is part of the company’s broader commitment to the development of digital competencies in Poland. Currently, IBM is also collaborating with several other academic centres, including in Gliwice, Gdansk, Kielce, Lublin and Poznan in the area of research and development of AI, cyber security and quantum technologies.
source: IBM
