West Africa, Pulaar language

Orange to expand its open-source AI models to African regional languages
These open-source AI models will also be provided externally by Orange with a free license for non-commercial use such as for public health, public education, and many other services. Orange intends to help drive AI innovation in these regional languages including by collaborating on these new AI models with local startups and other technology companies,
Orange partners with Meta and OpenAI for African languages AI models
LAGOS — French telecoms company Orange plans to partner with Meta and OpenAI to develop new artificial intelligence models trained on African languages.
Orange partners Open AI and Meta to incorporate African languages into large language models
The partnership wants to include West African languages into large language models (LLMs) for artificial intelligence
Orange, OpenAI and Meta to train LLMs to support regional African languages
Orange announced on Tuesday it is partnering with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) to incorporate regional languages in Africa that are currently not understood by any GenAI model.
Orange enlists Meta and OpenAI to develop AI language models in Africa
The project is planned to start in the first half of 2025 and will initially focus on incorporating regional languages spoken in West Africa into OpenAI's "Whisper" and Meta's "Llama" software, Orange said.
Orange to expand open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to African regional languages for digital inclusion
Orange to expand open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to African regional languages for digital inclusion
Orange to partner with OpenAI and Meta on LLMs in Africa
French telecommunications provider Orange will partner with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI Large Language models (LLMs) to understand regional languages in Africa that today are not understood by any GenAI model.
Meta, OpenAI partner with Orange to train AI models on African languages
OpenAI have partnered with France-based telecom company Orange (OTC:ORANY) to train artificial intelligence models in African languages. The partnership shows how the reach of AI continues to grow as the plan targets two West African regional languages,
Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta over custom AI models, CNBC says
Orange (ORANY) said it is collaborating with Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI and Meta (META) to create custom AI models designed to better
OpenAI, Meta and Orange to Train AI Models on African Languages
OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. will begin training artificial intelligence programs on African languages, addressing a shortage of models for the continent’s thousands of dialects.
Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta to develop custom African-language AI models
Orange is working with OpenAI and Meta to build custom AI models that can understand West African languages not understood by most conversational systems.
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