Prof. Vukosi Marivate will deliver the 2024 Bernard Price Memorial Lecture on Thursday, 26 September 2024 @ Wits University

Prof. Vukosi Marivate will deliver the 2024 Bernard Price Memorial Lecture on Thursday, 26 September 2024. His talk, titled “Charting a Path for African Low-Resource Languages – A Multifaceted Approach to Research and Development,” will explore the challenges and opportunities of advancing Artificial Intelligence in Africa, specifically in language development. Prof. Marivate will emphasise the need for multidisciplinary approaches beyond technical solutions to address the cultural and human aspects essential to language innovation.

The lecture will highlight the difficulties of developing AI systems for Africa’s diverse languages and the impact of linguistic diversity on technological progress. It will also showcase the pioneering work of the Data Science for Social Impact research group at the University of Pretoria and the efforts of Lelapa AI, which demonstrate innovative strategies to overcome AI challenges in Africa, where technology and culture intersect.

For more information and to RSVP see full details via link -> https://www.saiee.org.za/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?eeid=30424