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Google just released a free dictation app that automatically removes "ums" and "ahs" from your speech and polishes your words into professional text. Best part? It works completely offline once downloaded.
A Lagos startup just launched voice recognition technology that finally gets African languages right. Sahara v2 could transform how millions access healthcare, banking, and legal services.
A Nigerian startup just launched speech recognition technology that understands 57 languages and 500 African accents, finally giving people the chance to use tech in the way they actually speak. The platform is already helping doctors, lawyers, and businesses across six African countries work faster and serve people better.
Google partnered with African universities to create WAXAL, an open-source speech database covering 21 Sub-Saharan African languages. The dataset gives developers the tools to build voice assistants, translation apps, and AI systems that finally speak the languages of more than a billion people.