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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 ...
Newsweek

Archaeologists Find Artifacts of Oldest Written Black African Language and Rare Ancient Art Depicting Egyptian Goddesses With Black African Features

An ongoing archaeological dig in Sudan has unearthed fascinating Nubian artifacts from sub-Saharan empires where women held power and prestige. The artifacts also contain remnants of the ...
Popular Science

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

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The Real African Language Behind Wakanda — And Why Black Panther Chose It

When Black Panther hit theaters in 2018, the excitement was palpable. Aside from the fact that it was the first big-budget superhero movie with an all-Black cast, its Afrofuturist appeal, stunning ...
Reuters

Orange enlists Meta and OpenAI to develop AI language models in Africa

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Orange (ORAN.PA), opens new tab will enlist OpenAI and Meta (META.O), opens new tab to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) to translate regional African languages for the ...
The Conversation

Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford university

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