AI is reshaping industries worldwide, but in Africa, the challenges of language diversity, limited resources, and data scarcity create unique hurdles and opportunities.
In this talk, I’ll share my journey building Swahili speech-to-text models, multilingual chatbots, and exploring multimodal AI with Google Cloud tools such as Vertex AI, Speech-to-Text, and Video Intelligence API.
We willl explore:
The real-world challenges of low-resource languages and how to overcome them.

Practical decisions in choosing between Vertex AI tools, open-source frameworks, and custom models.

Lessons from integrating AI into education, governance, and agritech solutions.

How developers can start small and scale solutions using cloud-native AI pipelines.

Attendees will leave with a playbook of practical insights what worked, what didn’t, and how to build inclusive AI that truly serves communities.