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If you speak to an artificial-intelligence bot in an African language, it will most likely not understand you. If it does manage to muster a response, it will be rife with errors. This is an existential problem with AI that everybody in Africa is trying to solve. Now, Google has joined the cause.
On February 3, Google launched WAXAL, a data set for 21 African languages, including Acholi, Hausa, Luganda, and Yoruba.
“Taking its name from the Wolof word for ‘speak,’ this dataset was…
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If you speak to an artificial-intelligence bot in an African language, it will most likely not understand you. If it does manage to muster a response, it will be rife with errors. This is an existential problem with AI that everybody in Africa is trying to solve. Now, Google has joined the cause.
On February 3, Google launched WAXAL, a data set for 21 African languages, including Acholi, Hausa, Luganda, and Yoruba.
“Taking its name from the Wolof word for ‘speak,’ this dataset was…
We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It’s possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or companies we write about. However, we want to assure our readers that this will not have any impact on the integrity or impartiality of our reporting. We are committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news and information to our audience, and we will continue to uphold our ethics and principles in all of our work. Thank you for your trust and support.
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