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Africa’s First Multilingual Small Language Model Gets Even Smaller – Thanks to Top African Innovators

Johannesburg, South Africa – 03 June, 2025 – Africa’s first multilingual Small Language Model (SLM), InkubaLM, has just achieved a 75% reduction in size, without losing performance, thanks to the brilliance of African AI talent. This milestone marks a leap forward in accessible, efficient AI for low-resource environments across the continent. The breakthrough came through the Buzuzu-Mavi Challenge, hosted by Lelapa AI in partnership with … Continue reading Africa’s First Multilingual Small Language Model Gets Even Smaller – Thanks to Top African Innovators

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AI Without the Hype: Premier NX CEO Ali Din’s Human-Centered Blueprint for the Future of AI

For decades, artificial intelligence has promised to make our lives easier. Now, with the rise of AI automation—systems that can take initiative, make decisions, and perform multi-step tasks with minimal human input—that promise is finally becoming a reality. Unlike earlier forms of automation, which required repetitive instructions or simple rule-based logic, today’s AI automation operates with a new level of sophistication. It doesn’t just react; … Continue reading AI Without the Hype: Premier NX CEO Ali Din’s Human-Centered Blueprint for the Future of AI