AI, West Africa and Orange

Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language models
Orange will enlist OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) to translate regional African languages for the French telecoms operator. 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 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 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.
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 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.
Tech giants OpenAI and Meta to train AI on African languages
OpenAI and Meta are teaming up to train AI systems on African languages. This project, which includes French telecom giant Orange SA, aims to fix a major gap in AI. Africa, a continent with over 2,000 languages,
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,
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