DeepSite - 🧬 RemixBridging the linguistic divide with community-driven artificial intelligence solutions.
MALIBA-AI is a community-driven AI initiative with a name derived from Mali Ba (Great Mali) and AI (Artificial Intelligence). It is an initiative set in motion with a simple but strong objective: solve problems using artificial intelligence in Mali while ensuring no Malian is left behind by technological advances.
A country like Mali is missing out on all of the advantages that comes with AI adoption. The primary barrier is language - most Malians don't speak French or English, the languages that dominate today's AI interfaces.
Developing AI systems that understand and speak Malian languages like Bambara, Fulfulde, and Songhay.
A collaborative effort by enthusiasts, engineers, linguists, and researchers passionate about Mali's future.
All projects are open-source with permissive licenses to ensure wide accessibility and community ownership.
MALIBA-AI follows the same model as most open-source projects. We take a community-driven R&D approach in our works. Any of the projects published under MALIBA-AI will not be for-profit.
This initiative has come to life as a passion project, hence it ought to be worked on with that mindset. A passionate collective looking to make an actual change with their skillsets, ensuring that no Malian is left behind by technological advances.
To have documentation on all projects describing if they will work for Mali and how to implement them as quickly as possible.
Community research projects going through trial and error, hypotheses, and experiments in a collaborative manner.
Our work focuses on three key areas to bridge the technological gap in Mali
Developing foundation models specifically trained for Malian languages, creating neural machine translation systems connecting Mali's diverse linguistic landscape.
Speech recognition and synthesis systems provide an interface that is natural and accessible for all Malians, regardless of literacy level or formal education.
Developing solutions on top of our AI models that address local problems with interfaces designed for users with varying levels of technical literacy.
MALIBA-AI is for everyone who shares our vision of linguistic inclusion through technology
We welcome AI practitioners, software engineers, language experts, educators, artists, community members, and technology enthusiasts. Every skill contributes to our mission, whether you're developing models, preserving languages, testing applications, or raising awareness.
Together, we're creating an inclusive technological ecosystem where no Malian is left behind.
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Our research and documentation following open science principles
Full specifications for projects including hypothesis, modeling, and necessary implementation information.
In-depth academic papers documenting methodologies and findings for each project.
Comprehensive guides for using, training, evaluating, and contributing to our AI models.
Have questions or want to collaborate? Reach out to us!
contact@maliba-ai.org
github.com/maliba-ai
@maliba_ai