Māori Text-to-Speech Model Spurns Big Tech’s Values
New Zealand is a country famed for its dramatic landscapes, but its linguistic landscape is arguably just as interesting. Of its three official languages, only te reo Māori (the Māori language) could be described as indigenous. Though spoken fluently by just 4.3 percent of the population, national statistics show that about 30 percent of New Zealanders can speak more than a few words or phrases of the language. But ask ChatGPT to write te reo Māori and it will oblige, fluentl
A new text-to-speech model for the Māori language, te reo Māori, has been developed by academics in New Zealand, prioritizing community ownership and control. This initiative arises from concerns that major technology companies have utilized Māori language data without consent to train their AI models, leading to a loss of control over the dissemination of indigenous knowledge. The project aims to create a "sovereign digital system" where the technology and its underlying data remain under the purview of the Māori people.
This development is significant as it offers a potential framework for other indigenous and minority language communities to reclaim control over their digital representation and knowledge transfer in the age of AI.
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