BTU has launched the Georgian Language Digital Sovereignty Project.

Business and Technology University has launched the Georgian Language Digital Sovereignty Project. The aim of the project is to ensure that, in the age of artificial intelligence, the Georgian language does not lose its semantic precision, grammatical logic, and cultural depth. BTU’s project is focused on enabling AI systems not only to read or translate Georgian texts, but also to correctly understand meaning and context, verbal logic, grammatical cases, idioms, and value-based layers.

“Language is not merely a sequence of words. Its meaning is found in the verb, grammatical case, word order, context, and in phrases that cannot be translated directly or literally. Therefore, properly teaching the Georgian language to AI does not only mean accumulating texts; it also requires explaining the internal structure of the language,” explain BTU researchers.

Within the framework of the project, BTU has already created an initial architecture that could become the foundation for a full-scale digital infrastructure for the Georgian language. The project has developed code for Georgian verbs and complex verbal forms, a database of natural Georgian sentences, types of AI errors, and an initial AI testing model specifically designed for the Georgian language.

According to BTU, the digital sovereignty of the Georgian language is a task of national importance in the 21st century. If AI understands Georgian only superficially, errors may occur in education, media, business, legal texts, public services, and everyday communication. If the Georgian language is modeled correctly, the country will have better Georgian-language AI, more accurate translation, improved digital services, stronger educational resources, and a more reliable digital understanding of Georgian culture.

The project is important not only for protecting the language, but also for Georgia’s technological development, education, business, media, and digital independence. In BTU’s view, in the age of AI, the Georgian language should be represented as a system with its own grammatical, semantic, cultural, and informational logic.