How Big Tech firms are rushing to train AI in Indian languages

Indian mobile and web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects. The BBC estimates only 125 million Indians are English speakers; most have regional and local accents

Debarghya Sanyal
Last Updated at December 26, 2022 00:10 IST

Big Tech firms are rushing to train their AIs in Indian languages

A new app will help the speech-impaired to communicate more easily

Users of smart devices in India often find their artificial intelligence (AI) search assistants’ inability to decipher their accent a major deterrent to using voice commands.

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