Google Engineer Ijemma Onwuzulike Develops Groundbreaking Igbo Speech-to-Text Model
In an exciting development for language technology, Ijemma Onwuzulike, a software engineer at Google, has announced the creation of the first Igbo speech-to-text model. Known as IgboSpeech, this Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model is specifically designed for Igbo language, showcasing a Word Error Rate (WER) of 29.
Onwuzulike shared a preview of IgboSpeech on social media, highlighting its potential to revolutionize the way Igbo language is processed and understood by technology. “The first Igbo speech-to-text model is here!” she exclaimed in her announcement. She emphasized the team’s commitment to further refining the model and plans to release it alongside the Igbo API.
This development marks a significant step forward in the preservation and promotion of the Igbo language, offering new opportunities for integration into modern technology and digital platforms.
The first Igbo speech-to-text model is here!
Please welcome IgboSpeech 🤖 an ASR model tailored to Igbo speech and text with a 29 WER
We plan on improving the model and releasing it with the Igbo API
The first Igbo speech-to-text model is here!
Please welcome IgboSpeech 🤖 an ASR model tailored to Igbo speech and text with a 29 WER
In a heartwarming gesture during this year's Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, extended his generosity to Almajiri schools across five states.
Recognizing the importance of this festive period, Obi ensured that the children at these schools were not left out of the celebrations.
Understanding that Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Salah, is a time when families traditionally slaughter a cow or ram and share the meat among themselves, Obi felt a deep need to provide for those children who might not have families to ensure their celebration was equally joyous.
Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, stated, “He felt the need that when it is Salah period, every home, every parent slaughters meat or a cow or a ram for his own children so that they can enjoy the bountifulness of Salah.
“In the case of these particular children, some of them may not have parents. So he decided that this particular year, he sent them this particular cow for them also to celebrate so that they can have a different taste and have the feeling of parenthood,” he said.
This initiative was met with gratitude from the schools and the children alike. Ja’afar Musa, Chief Imam of Kawo Eid Ground, expressed their heartfelt thanks to Obi and those who advised him on this charitable endeavour.
Ja’afar Musa said, “We want to say thanks to him and the people that are around him. They gave him advice about this and he took the advice, he did this one. We are going to say thanks to him.”
confusedlady: Wait until his name is on the ballot paper for presidential election and come and see how Ibos will white wash all his flaws and tell you Orji Uzor Kalu is the best thing since sliced bread.....lol
Peter Obi's eight years disaster as governor of Anambra state was no different from Orji Uzor Kalu's eight years disaster as Abia state governor but Ibos have white washed Peter Obi and at the last election tried to present him as a saint and a messiah.......Rotflmfao.....
You must be a clown not to know that Orji Kalu has contested for President severally.
kedeojo: When he was arrested, your people protested that it was a political vendetta for his arrest. Government has to succumb. They said because they don't want him to contest presidency.