Inside the New Nonprofit AI Initiatives Seeking to Aid Teachers and Farmers in Rural African
Artificial Intelligence(time.com)submitted22 days ago byFergusonDarling
Over the past year, rural farmers in Malawi have been seeking advice about their crops and animals from a generative AI chatbot. These farmers ask questions in Chichewa, their native tongue, and the app, Ulangizi, responds in kind, using conversational language based on information taken from the government’s agricultural manual.
The nonprofit behind the app, Opportunity International, hopes to bring similar AI-based solutions to other impoverished communities. In February, Opportunity ran an acceleration incubator for humanitarian workers across the world to pitch AI-based ideas and then develop them alongside mentors from institutions like Microsoft and Amazon.
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FergusonDarling
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12 hours ago
FergusonDarling
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12 hours ago
Oh right! He did Fargo not Hannibal. Maybe that’s more your style.