How AI can keep disappearing languages alive

Abstraction: Training AI on low-resource African languages to preserve cultural diversity

Key points:

• Data scientist Pelonomi Moiloa trains AI on African languages that are systematically overlooked by large tech companies
• Contrasts dominant "large language models" with "little language models" tuned for underrepresented languages
• Argues that nuanced, culturally informed AI development is required to preserve the world's linguistic and cultural richness
• Talk delivered at TEDAI 2023 (October 2023)

Connections: Pelonomi Moiloa · Large Language Models · Low Resource Languages · Language Preservation

Source: https://www.ted.com/talks/pelonomi_moiloa_how_ai_can_keep_disappearing_languages_alive