“Nigeria's AI Leap: Awarri Unveils Multi-lingual Large Language Model”
Aspiring to pique AI development in Nigeria, Awarri, the prime mover of Artificial Intelligence technology in the African continent, has made a striking announcement that it has launched Nigeria's premier multi-lingual Large Language Model (LLM). Collaborating with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), and data.org, Awarri stands at the vanguard of AI technology.
Large Language Models underline the expansion of AI applications, stitching together colossal volumes of data. Awarri's LLM will be chiseled and fine-tuned by data from five indigenous Nigerian languages. The massive data set aims at bolstering the creation of innovative AI models and applications designed specifically for Nigeria.
The platform to harvest data for this ambitious endeavor—Awarri's data collection platform—is accessible via www.langeasy.ai. Currently supporting five of Nigeria's major languages: Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Pidgin, Ibibio along with English in regional accents, the platform takes contributions from users translating English sentences into their local language. This portfolio of languages is expected to grow as the project progresses.
“A first for Nigeria, this launch is a key step for the growth of AI in Africa,” stated Silas Adekunle, Awarri’s CEO. Awarri’s vision extends to capitalizing on the digital economy's potential to address the unemployment issue amongst Nigeria's youth. It strives to bridge the technological knowledge gap by imparting AI skills to the local youth and plans to train and hire 5,000 of them by 2026.
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