We released Sauti ASR earlier this year. Open-source speech recognition for Swahili. Technical report: doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.3081… Model: huggingface.co/msingiai/saut…

Msingi AI is a research organization based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a bold vision: to put Africa on the global AI map. We’re starting with what matters most—our languages, culture, and people. Our mission is to make AI Accessible to everyone in Africa.

Msingi AI is named after the Swahili word "Msingi," meaning foundation. The organization wants to build the foundation for AI innovation in Africa. Most AI tools today are designed for global languages, but Msingi AI is working to create AI that understands local languages.