Google unveils WAXAL, a speech dataset under an open license for 21 African languages to drive inclusive tech development; African institutions own the dataset
A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.
If you speak to an AI 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. A new project from Google is trying to help fix the problem, while making a move toward digital sovereignty. — New fr…