How Google aims to teach AI Africa’s 2,000 languages
Voice as Africa’s digital entry point When Abdoulaye Diack, program manager at Google Research, explains the origin of WAXAL, he begins with a single word. WAXAL means “speaking” in Wolof, a language widely spoken in the Senegambia region. The name reflects a central idea. In Africa, where more than 2,000 languages are spoken and many…