Whose Knowledge? and DAIR Launch Findings on Community-Centered Language Tech for Kiswahili and Tigrinya
Two organizations working at the intersection of language and technology are bringing their research findings to the public. Whose Knowledge? and the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) are hosting a virtual launch of their joint research on Community-Centered Sovereign Language Technologies on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 15:30 UTC.
The research focuses specifically on Kiswahili and Tigrinya, two languages that carry enormous cultural weight across East Africa and the Horn of Africa. Work like this matters because so much of the conversation around AI and language technology still sidelines the communities whose languages are being studied.
The launch is free to attend and open to the public via Zoom, with registration currently open. If questions around who gets to shape the future of African language tech are ones you think about, this is worth your Thursday afternoon.
Originally published by Brittle Paper.