AI in Africa: Experts aim to close the language gap

AI in Africa: Experts aim to close the language gap

Pumza FihlaniBBC News in Johannesburg

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Farmer Kelebogile Mosime uses an AI app that speaks her language

Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates – many are missing when it comes to the development of AI.

This is both an issue of a lack of investment and readily available data.

Most AI tools, such as Chat GPT, used today are trained on English as well as other European and Chinese languages.

These have vast…

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