
Jade Abbott
Co-founder of Masakhane, a grassroots organisation
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Jun 18, 2021 • 37min
57: Making machines learn Fon and other African languages - Interview with Masakhane
Jade Abbott and Bonaventure Dossou of Masakhane discuss their mission to strengthen language technology for African languages. They talk about the challenges of data availability, the importance of language and culture, and the need for collaborative research and co-authorship. They also touch on Unicode support, phone translators, and improving translation quality.