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Accelerating the revitalisation of te reo Māori with AI | AI FOR GOOD WEBINARS

Large language models are all the rage. Trained on enormous amounts of text data, they can be at times astonishingly good in completing sentences, answering questions, summarizing documents, or translating text. But large language models may also accelerate the loss of languages and cultures because only for the most common languages the potential for big tech companies to make money is large enough to invest in. Communities of less common languages have little choice but to speak the dominant language rather than their own because otherwise they would not be able to participate in today’s digital economy. But couldn’t AI also help to preserve minority languages? That’s what Keoni Mahelona and Peter-Lucas Jones set out to do to help accelerate the revitalisation of te reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand and only since 1987 one of Aotearoa’s official languages. According to the 2018 New Zealand census, about 186,000 people, or 4.0% of the New Zealand population, could hold an everyday conversation in Māori. To help revitalize te reo Māori, the team at Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, led by Mahelona and Jones, used machine learning to build language, speech recognition, speech synthesis, and real time pronunciation models, ushering in a new generation of speech tools to empower Māori to ensure their language has a place in the digital world. But machine learning wasn’t the hardest part. The real challenge was finding ways to gather and manage large amounts of labeled Māori data in a way that ensures the data are treated with respect and used to benefit Māori communities and the Māori language. The Kaitiakitanga License does just that, and it is pioneering a vision for a positive, inclusive future of AI. Speakers: Keoni Mahelona, Chief Technology Officer, Te Hiku Media Peter-Lucas Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Te Hiku Media Moderators: Jennifer Woodard, CEO, Insikt Intelligence Join the Neural Network! https://aiforgood.itu.int/neural-netw... The AI for Good networking community platform powered by AI. Designed to help users build connections with innovators and experts, link innovative ideas with social impact opportunities, and bring the community together to advance the SDGs using AI. Watch the latest #AIforGood videos!    / aiforgood   Explore more #AIforGood content: AI for Good Top Hits    • Top Hits   AI for Good Webinars    • AI for Good Webinars   AI for Good Keynotes    • AI for Good Keynotes   Stay updated and join our weekly AI for Good newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gI2kJ5 Discover what's next on our programme! https://aiforgood.itu.int/programme/ Check out the latest AI for Good news: https://aiforgood.itu.int/newsroom/ Explore the AI for Good blog: https://aiforgood.itu.int/ai-for-good... Connect on our social media: Website: https://aiforgood.itu.int/ Twitter:   / itu_aiforgood   LinkedIn Page:   / 26511907   LinkedIn Group:   / 8567748   Instagram:   / aiforgood   Facebook:   / aiforgood   What is AI for Good? We have less than 10 years to solve the UN SDGs and AI holds great promise to advance many of the sustainable development goals and targets. More than a Summit, more than a movement, AI for Good is presented as a year round digital platform where AI innovators and problem owners learn, build and connect to help identify practical AI solutions to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. AI for Good is organized by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are those of the panelists and do not reflect the official policy of the ITU.