LENA Project
AI that works for Africa, not just in Africa. An open-source research project building language models for Oromo, Amharic, and beyond — by Awel Dico, PhD.

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12
Sep
The GPU problem: why the world's best AI is priced out of Africa

The GPU problem: why the world's best AI is priced out of Africa

Post 2 of 20  ·  The Problem Training GPT-4 cost an estimated $78 million. The average GDP per capita in
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05
Sep
The English tax — and what AI costs Africa

The English tax — and what AI costs Africa

Post 1 of 20  ·  The Problem The world's most powerful AI tools were built for English speakers. For
7 min read