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African languages for AI: The project that's gathering a huge new dataset

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African ...
Yahoo

In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, ...
Popular Science

AI programs often exclude African languages. These researchers have a plan to fix that.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There are over 7,000 languages throughout the world, nearly half ...
Nature

African languages to get more bespoke scientific terms

There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria. A quark is ikhwakhi (pronounced kwa-ki); there is no term for red ...
cursus.edu

Africa: To the Conquest of the French Language

A language is an inescapable tool for communication and, words are one of the tools of expression. Even if it is impossible to dissociate language and culture, it is possible, even though difficult, ...