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AI Startups: In contrast, Lelapa AI - which Moiloa calls a "socially grounded product and research lab" - has developed a language processing tool for under-represented African languages to help companies translate, transcribe and analyse text and audio for local consumers.
Lelapa AI is one of a clutch of African startups that aims to offer an alternative to AI systems being built by Western firms such as OpenAI and Google as "digital colonialism" concerns grow about how Big Tech harvests and uses people's data.
Fears grow over Big Tech data gathering in Global South; Power cuts, digital divide among hurdles
, March 1 (IANS) The stage is set for the fourth leg of the Womens Pro Golf Tour with the first three having been won by three different players last month. Continuing with what is now becoming a welcome trend, the field is once again solid ...
The Afrofeminist Power Dynamics of Data Governance for African Women By Guest Writer on April 6, 2021 Data is a powerful resource to address the myriad of challenges that women face across the African continent. What is counted often becomes the basis for the development of appropriate programs and policies, and resource allocation. However, in a continent where gender data remains under collected and the analysis of available gender data is largely biased, women’s needs are not adequately planned for. Furthermore, the collection of basic data for marginalized groups such as LGBTQI+ people...