Common Voice

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Common Voice Nov. 30, 2022

Common Voice African Languages: STT Model Sprint!

Let's open up Speech AI innovation! Enter an African language model into the competition sprint.

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Common Voice / Kiswahili Nov. 11, 2022

Winners of the second edition of Common Voice, Hekaya Arts Initiative Kiswahili writing competition

After a thorough review of all submitted essays, the selecting panel has announced the top three winning essays, bagging cash prizes of USD $400, $250, and $100 respectively.

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Common Voice / Kiswahili Oct. 28, 2022

Hekaya Arts Initiative Announces Third Kiswahili Writing Competition

This is the third phase of this writing competition, brought to you by Mozilla.

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Common Voice / Kiswahili Oct. 25, 2022

Opening Up Voice for Global Communities

At the recently held Mozilla All-Hands 2022, an annual gathering of the entire Mozilla ecosystem, the Common Voice team had an opportunity to showcase v…

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Common Voice Oct. 12, 2022

Iterating Dataset Access on Common Voice

Announcing: Delta Releases on Mozilla Common Voice! As of October 2022, we will be providing delta release downloads in addition to the full release dataset downloads.

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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…

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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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