In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jade Abbott, a prominent person in the African AI field and the CTO of Lelapa AI. As a Co-Founder of Masakhane, a grassroots Natural Language Processing (NLP) community founded by Africans for Africans, Jade has been at the forefront of creating technology innovations that are deeply rooted in the continent's unique linguistic and cultural terrain.
Jade explores the difficulties and possibilities of creating an NLP community across an as diverse a continent as Africa in our talk. She emphasises the significance of developing AI that recognises and benefits from the local context as well as the ability of community-driven initiatives to make this a reality. Jade also talks about how the Indaba might improve the awareness of research worldwide in the future, establishing Africa as a major force in the global AI scene.
Watch in to learn more about the remarkable journey of Jade Abbott, the significance of Masakhane and Lelapa AI, and her outlook on the development of AI in Africa. This episode is proof of the transforming power of community and the significance of making sure that Africa is represented in the international AI discourse.
