AI Models Lacking African Dialects Curb Uptake, Mobile Body Says

A dearth of African-language content is delaying the uptake of artificial intelligence on the continent, compounding a lack of access to the technology, according to mobile industry body GSMA.

The biggest challenge in growing the sector has been the usage gap — about 790 million people on the continent live in areas with internet coverage but don’t have the smartphones to get online, according to Vivek Badrinath, director general at the GSMA.