Africa Must Push to Shape Global Digital Communication by Developing Its Own Voice Technologies: Nigerian Linguist
Africa Must Push to Shape Global Digital Communication by Developing Its Own Voice Technologies: Nigerian Linguist
Tech giants are rapidly developing African speech recognition models—not out of charity, but to unlock Africa's massive, lucrative market by connecting with users in their own voice, Adetunbowale Babalola, an expert in media linguistics and phonology, told Sputnik Africa.
To dictate global digital communication, Africa must transition from merely consuming technology to producing it and becoming a key decision-maker in the AI and tech space, he noted.
With the world's largest population of young digital natives, Africa may be positioned to bridge the developed and developing worlds, playing a pivotal role in shaping future communication rules, the expert emphasized.
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