Microsoft launches Project Gecko to produce AI systems in low-resourced languages

Microsoft Is Building AI That Speaks Africa's Languages For Digital Equity

While generative AI is celebrated globally for boosting productivity, its benefits are distributed unequally. The core problem is simple: AI systems are trained primarily on data from developed nations, leaving communities that speak low-resource languages and have unique cultural realities – often referred to as the “global majority” – with tools that perform poorly or inaccurately. Enter Project Gecko, which is designed to close these digital …

Microsoft launches Project Gecko to produce AI systems in low-resourced languages

News Microsoft has unveiled Project Gecko, a research-driven initiative aimed at producing cheaper, localised generative AI systems for populations under‑represented in current models , starting with smallholder farmers in Kenya and India. The project, led by Microsoft Research with contributions from Microsoft Research Africa in Nairobi, Microsoft Research India, the Microsoft Research Accelerator in the US and partners including agri‑tech NGO …