Elewa
UnderstandModels trained on how people really write and talk: code-switching, Sheng, slang and mixed scripts included.
Kutoka Afrika, kwa Afrika
AI that speaks your language.
AkiliNeuro trains and runs models that understand, chat and speak East African languages, starting with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, built with the people who speak them.
200+ languages across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Akili online Habari!
Nzuri sana! Nikusaidie vipi leo?
Hello! / Very well! How can I help you today?
Text + voice
What we build
Four things a good model should do in any language.
Ongea
ChatAssistants that reply in the language you wrote in, with the local context that makes an answer useful.
Sema
SpeakSpeech recognition and natural voices, so people who prefer talking to typing are not left out.
Tafsiri
TranslateTranslation between African languages directly, instead of routing every sentence through English.
Languages
Starting at home: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
We focus on East Africa first and go deep before we go wide. The first wave is the languages we hear every day. The rest follow as we build data partnerships. This list will change as we go.
First wave
- Kiswahili Swahili Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
- Sheng Nairobi street language Kenya
- Gĩkũyũ Kikuyu Kenya
- Dholuo Luo Kenya, Tanzania
- Luluhya Luhya Kenya
- Kalenjin Kenya
- Luganda Ganda Uganda
Next up
- Kĩkamba Kamba Kenya
- Ekegusii Kisii Kenya
- Kĩmĩĩrũ Meru Kenya
- Maa Maasai Kenya, Tanzania
- Soomaali Somali Kenya
- Runyankore Nyankore Uganda
- Lusoga Soga Uganda
- Acholi Uganda
- Ateso Teso Uganda, Kenya
- Kisukuma Sukuma Tanzania
- Kichagga Chaga Tanzania
- Kihaya Haya Tanzania
- Kinyamwezi Nyamwezi Tanzania
How it works
We train the models and we run them.
No wrappers around someone else's model. Data, training and serving stay in our hands, so the languages get the attention they need.
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Gather
We record and collect text and speech with native speakers, with consent, and we pay contributors for their work.
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Train
We train our own models on that data, tuned for the way each language is actually used.
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Run
We serve the models from our own infrastructure, built to stay fast on slow connections and cheaper phones.
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Ship
You chat with them at akilineuro.ai. Developers will get an API to build on them.
Where to use it
Two ways in.
akilineuro.ai
The chat
Talk or type to Akili in your own language. Ask questions, draft messages, translate and learn.
Open akilineuro.ai → Coming soon
The API
Put our language, speech and translation models inside your app, call centre or service.
Ask for early access Community
Lend your voice.
A language model is only as good as the people behind its data. We work with speakers, pay them fairly and credit their work.
Become a contributor →-
Speakers
Read, record and review. Your voice helps the models sound like home.
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Linguists
Help us get grammar, tone and spelling right, language by language.
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Partners
Universities, media houses and NGOs with text, audio or a use case.