UF African Language Technology group awarded $100,000 Research Opportunity Seed Fund grant.
Wednesday September 16, 2026
The ALTER (African Language Technology for Equitable Representation) working group has been awarded $100,000 (Christian Grant, PI) in seed funding to develop tools and methods that enhance AI’s ability to process tone in languages such as Akan, Yoruba and Wolof. By training AIs on tonal languages, the group hopes to create a foundation for AIs […]