Common Voice

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Common Voice Sept. 15, 2022

Mozilla’s Common Voice Dataset Reaches 100 Languages

Widely spoken in Ghana and other West African countries, Twi is the latest addition to the Common Voice open source language dataset.

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Common Voice Sept. 14, 2022

Common Voice for Everyone: Enabling Voice Data Donation in Low Internet Contexts - Mozilla advances platform inclusion with NVIDIA

A Telegram chatbot that enables voice contributions and an Android app that can be used offline — Two projects developed by voice technologists from Ethiopia and Italy are making Mozilla’s Common Voice platform more accessible for those in low and no internet environments.

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Common Voice / Kiswahili Sept. 12, 2022

Open Call: The Second Edition of Common Voice’s Kiswahili Essay Writing Competition

The essays will be used to help expand Mozilla’s Common Voice Kiswahili open-source data set, enabling the inclusion of local African languages in tech use and development.

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Common Voice / Kiswahili Aug. 22, 2022

Talk Swahili to me: Voice-enabled apps changing the game for farmers and local communities

Eight projects advancing financial inclusion, access to reliable information for smallholder farmers, and legal rights to land ownership for marginalized communities are the recipients of Common Voice Kiswahili grants totaling USD $400,000

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Common Voice / Kiswahili July 14, 2022

The Politics of Language: The Controversial Origin Story of Kiswahili Sanifu, and Considerations for Building Language Technology

Kiswahili is Africa’s most spoken language and in the top 10 most widely spoken languages in the world. With more than 200 million speakers already, int…

Kathleen Siminyu
Common Voice June 30, 2022

Announcing ‘Our Voices,’ a New Competition by Mozilla to Fight Bias in Voice Technology

Announcing ‘Our Voices,’ a New Competition by Mozilla to Fight Bias in Voice Technology The competition, led by Common Voice, seeks more diverse and inc…

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Common Voice June 30, 2022

MCV 'Our Voices' Model and Methods Competition - Taking Part

Mozilla Common Voice will be giving away up to $USD 20,000 in prizes for models and methods that advance diversity and inclusion in the voice tech space

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Common Voice / Kiswahili May 24, 2022

Whose’s calling you in?

Thoughts on the State of Internet Languages Report from the Mozilla Common Voice Team.

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Common Voice May 20, 2022

Common Voice, Hekaya Arts Initiative Announce Kiswahili Writing Competition Winners

In April, Mozilla’s Common Voice and Hekaya Arts initiative asked Kiswahili literature lovers to write essays inspired by culture, heritage, and social justice themes. The result; 33 entries of creative writing pieces in both fiction and non-fiction categories in Tanzania, Kenya, and Burundi.

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Common Voice April 27, 2022

Latest Common Voice Dataset Surpasses 20,000 Hours of Open-Source Speech Data

The April 2022 release also features six new languages, more speech data from female speakers

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Common Voice April 20, 2022

Mozilla, UNAM Host Voice Technology Hackathon in Mexico City

Participants will explore how to represent Mixe, Chatino, and other languages in voice technology

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Common Voice April 13, 2022

Could you be the next Common Voice Language Rep?

Looking for volunteers who are interested in advocating for their languages experience on Common Voice

Hillary Juma