Igea: a Decoder-Only Language Model for Biomedical Text Generation in Italian

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06011v1
• Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 15:04:21 GMT
• Title: Igea: a Decoder-Only Language Model for Biomedical Text Generation in Italian
• Authors: Tommaso Mario Buonocore, Simone Rancati, Enea Parimbelli,
• Abstract summary: This paper introduces Igea, the first decoder-only language model designed explicitly for biomedical text generation in Italian. Igea is available in three model sizes: 350 million, 1 billion, and 3 billion parameters. We evaluate Igea using a mix of in-domain biomedical corpora and general-purpose benchmarks, highlighting its efficacy and retention of general knowledge even after the domain-specific training.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: The development of domain-specific language models has significantly advanced natural language processing applications in various specialized fields, particularly in biomedicine. However, the focus has largely been on English-language models, leaving a gap for less-resourced languages such as Italian. This paper introduces Igea, the first decoder-only language model designed explicitly for biomedical text generation in Italian. Built on the Minerva model and continually pretrained on a diverse corpus of Italian medical texts, Igea is available in three model sizes: 350 million, 1 billion, and 3 billion parameters. The models aim to balance computational efficiency and performance, addressing the challenges of managing the peculiarities of medical terminology in Italian. We evaluate Igea using a mix of in-domain biomedical corpora and general-purpose benchmarks, highlighting its efficacy and retention of general knowledge even after the domain-specific training. This paper discusses the model's development and evaluation, providing a foundation for future advancements in Italian biomedical NLP.

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