In this episode, we’ll talk about how the idea of ‘Swalni’ came about and how it evolved over time. Don’t miss the full conversation this Sunday at 8 PM!
Notes:
00:00:00 - Intro and welcoming guests
00:06:12 - The idea behind Sawalni
00:14:52 - The journey so far for Sawalni the moroccan AI, and Omneity labs (أمنيتي), and the team behind it?
00:29:36 - What were some of the most interesting patterns you uncovered in the content creation and geographic distribution of Darija websites?
01:08:05 - Regarding data and its usage in Morocco, Do you think we have tools to monitor such datasets
01:25:05 - Looking ahead, what are some of the key opportunities and challenges you see in further advancing natural language processing and language technology solutions for Moroccan Arabic and other under-resourced languages? Where would you like to see the most progress in the next 3-5 years?
01:56:42 - Could you share any specific recommendations or best practices you have for researchers and organizations looking to collect higher-quality data and build better language models for low-resource languages like Darija
02:04:22 - Wrap Up & Bye bye.
