Meta has launched the Language Technology Partner Program in collaboration with UNESCO, aiming to gather diverse speech recordings and written texts to enhance AI capabilities. The initiative looks for collaborators willing to contribute at least 10 hours of recorded speech with transcriptions. The focus is on underserved languages, such as Inuktut in Nunavut. The goal is to improve speech recognition and translation technologies that ultimately will be open-source. Additionally, Meta is releasing a translation benchmark, further showing its commitment to AI advancement, even as the company benefits from improved models.
Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions to aid in developing openly available AI.
The Language Technology Partner Program aims to integrate diverse languages by collaborating with partners who contribute speech recordings and transcriptions.
Meta stated that its goal is to create systems that understand and respond to complex human needs irrespective of language or cultural background.
While framed as philanthropic, the initiatives will enhance Meta's AI capabilities, benefitting the company alongside its collaborative goals.
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