African language

OpenAI and Meta will begin training AI macromodels in African languages to address the shortage of models for the continent's thousands of dialects. The project, which also involves French telecom operator Orange SA, will launch in the first half of next year, 1AI understands. Initially, the company will focus on two West African languages, Wolof and Pulaar, which are spoken by 22 million people in the region. Orange SA eventually hopes to expand the program to more AI technology companies, building large-scale language models to help it engage with 18 markets in the Middle East and Africa...