Local-language models are getting good enough for government service desks
Four provincial helplines are piloting speech systems trained on regional dialects. The accuracy numbers are not the interesting part; the procurement terms are.
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Kernel Labs raises $14m to build local-language speech models
The round was led by a regional fund, with two strategic investors taking small positions on the same terms.
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Telecom operators trial shared rural towers to cut capex
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