Introduction Hon Hai Research Institute, the research arm of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), has announced the launch of FoxBrain, a large language model (LLM) tailored for traditional Chinese language applications. Initially designed for internal use, FoxBrain is set to become a key driver in Foxconn’s Smart Manufacturing, Smart EV, and Smart City platforms.
Key Features of FoxBrain FoxBrain was developed to support a range of enterprise applications, including:
- Data analysis and decision support
- Document collaboration
- Mathematical computations and logical reasoning
- Problem-solving and code generation
Foxconn has also announced plans to open-source FoxBrain, making it accessible to developers and researchers in the future.
Rapid Development and Technical Advancements The development of FoxBrain marks a major milestone for Taiwan’s AI industry, with an efficient and cost-effective training process completed in just four weeks. The model was trained using 120 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, scaled with the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand network, and leveraged the Taipei-1 Supercomputer for optimization. NVIDIA also provided technical consultation during the process.
FoxBrain is based on Meta’s Llama 3.1 architecture, featuring 70 billion parameters and a 128K token context window. It also utilizes an adaptive reasoning reflection technique, allowing for enhanced autonomous reasoning.
Industry Impact and Performance Comparisons According to Yung-Hui Li, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Centre at Hon Hai Research Institute, FoxBrain’s development prioritizes efficient GPU utilization and optimized training strategies rather than relying solely on computational power.
- The institute claims that FoxBrain’s performance approaches world-leading AI models, although it lags slightly behind DeepSeek’s distillation model.
- It outperforms Llama-3-Taiwan-70B at the same scale, particularly in mathematics and logical reasoning.
Foxconn will showcase FoxBrain’s capabilities at NVIDIA GTC 2025 in a session titled ‘From Open Source to Frontier AI: Build, Customize, and Extend Foundational Models’ on March 20, 2025.
The introduction of FoxBrain reinforces Foxconn’s commitment to AI-driven innovation across its manufacturing, automotive, and smart city initiatives. With its upcoming open-source release, FoxBrain could play a pivotal role in Taiwan’s AI ecosystem, further accelerating advancements in enterprise AI applications.
