12 February 2026

Google unveils WAXAL, a new open speech dataset for 21 African languages to ease speech technology development; African institutions own the dataset (Damilare Dosunmu/Rest of World)

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World:
Google unveils WAXAL, a new open speech dataset for 21 African languages to ease speech technology development; African institutions own the dataset  —  A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.

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