WANA (Jul 20) – A team of Iranian experts at a knowledge-based company has successfully developed a fully indigenous artificial intelligence platform that does not rely on foreign servers.

 

Designed with a focus on national cyber resilience, the platform can function even during internet disruptions, providing a critical tool for maintaining cybersecurity during crises.

 

In a time when global AI competition is intensifying, the development of a domestic AI platform enhances Iran’s scientific and technological capabilities and strengthens its presence on the international stage.

 

This achievement was showcased at the Pioneers of Progress exhibition held at Imam Khomeini’s Hosseiniyeh, where private sector innovations were displayed.

 

The platform, developed by a group of Sharif University graduates over two years, is built on large language model (LLM) technology and has reached competitive levels of quality. It is designed to assist users with tasks such as coding and answering questions, and its servers are entirely hosted within Iran.

 

According to Sadegh Alizadeh, Chairman of the Board of the developing company, the team utilized existing computational engines and trained the model with domestic data, aiming for full localization.

 

“We also have VLM capabilities—voice and visual models. Currently, only the voice model is in use, the text model is publicly available, and the visual model is under testing and will be released soon,” Alizadeh said.

 

Commenting on comparisons with global platforms like ChatGPT and DeepSeek, Alizadeh noted: “DeepSeek couldn’t compete with ChatGPT at the start, but within a year and a half, it caught up. We’ve followed a similar path and have now reached a competitive quality.”

 

The platform allows easy access via mobile phone number, with users’ histories stored privately and securely. Alizadeh emphasized that this system is also a safeguard against cyber threats, particularly Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

 

“These attacks overload servers with traffic, blocking real users from accessing services. To protect against this, login via mobile number is required,” he explained.

 

Crucially, the AI service remains fully functional in the event of restricted or internal-only internet access, as it operates solely on domestic servers.

 

“In times of crisis, such as war, if internet access becomes internal, our platform continues to function seamlessly,” Alizadeh assured. “We hope this homegrown tool becomes a useful resource for the public, enabling access to necessary information during difficult times.”