Generative AI and the Somali language by Peter, Said & Mohamed

In collaboration with Tower Hamlets, join us for a discussion on how Generative AI and the Somali language: educational tools, social impacts and digital rights. How are rapidly developing generative AI technologies (such as ChatGPT) affecting the Somali language? What are the implications of AI for Somali culture and society, and how are they affecting digital rights including privacy, access and language inclusion in the Horn of Africa? This event presents a collaborative project between the Somali Language Academy (AGA), Jaantus and King's College London to develop a Somali-language lexicon of terminology and concepts related to generative AI, created with Somali linguists and currently being finalised validated through stakeholder consultations. The presenters will showcase a prototype of an interactive Somali-language digital educational resource that they have created to help wider audiences understand the basic technical principles of generative AI and related social, cultural, political and environmental impacts.

Panellists:

Abwaan Said Salah Ahmed - Head of Akademiye Goboleedka Af Soomaaliga (AGA)

Peter Chonka - Senior Lecturer in Global Digital Cultures, King's College London

Mohamed Abdimalik - joining online; data journalist and director of Jaantus

Event host: Dr. Jama Musse Jama is a renowned author and currently the director of the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, a leading cultural institution in Somaliland.

The event will be held in English and Somali.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, United Kingdom