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How AI can keep disappearing languages alive

Pelonomi Moiloa · TED

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We hear a lot about large language models (LLMs) these days, but what about "little language models?" Data scientist Pelonomi Moiloa describes how she trains AI on African languages often overlooked by big tech companies — and explores how a nuanced approach to this work could help keep the world's cultural richness alive.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDAI 2023
Speaker
Pelonomi Moiloa
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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