Omar Florez
Omar Florez is an AI expert from Peru, who previously worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He is currently leading the pre-training phase of Latam-GPT in Chile, focusing on organizing and filtering data to develop a model that reflects the region's unique context and promotes technological independence in artificial intelligence.
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Omar Florez is a young engineer involved in the Latam-GPT project.
“Buscando América”con la IA, por Maite Vizcarra | inteligencia artificial | Latam-GPT | Bad Bunny | Rubén Blades | OPINION
Peru· 2026-02-12
Omar Florez is an AI researcher who pointed out deficiencies in the regulation regarding budget and talent formation.
IA | Perú tiene un reglamento de inteligencia artificial: lo bueno y lo que se debería mejorar | ANÁLISIS | TECNOLOGIAPeru· 2025-09-19
Omar Flórez is a computer scientist leading the team that builds LatamGPT, the first foundational model from Latin America.
‘Robo’ de empleados y ofertas millonarias: así se libra la batalla por los genios de la IA | MUNDOPeru· 2025-06-28
Omar Florez is responsible for the pretraining of Latam-GPT and emphasizes the project's potential for technological independence in Latin America.
Latam-GPT, el proyecto que busca ser el primer modelo de inteligencia artificial colaborativo de América Latina
Venezuela· 2025-03-17
