# How AI can keep disappearing languages alive

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDAI 2023
- Speaker: Pelonomi Moiloa
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/pelonomi_moiloa_how_ai_can_keep_disappearing_languages_alive)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How AI can keep disappearing languages alive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/pelonomi_moiloa_how_ai_can_keep_disappearing_languages_alive/a776deedb3b1), 11 min (TED's player)