AI often struggles with low-resource languages, leaving millions excluded from its benefits. Meta AI launched the No Language Left Behind (NLLB-200) project to change this. What is NLLB-200? In 2022, Meta introduced NLLB-200, a translation model covering 200 languages—including many low-resource ones (Meta AI, 2022). Unlike typical models, it was designed specifically to handle languages…
Artificial intelligence has made impressive progress in understanding and generating language. But while models like GPT-4 handle English and other widely used languages well, they struggle with low-resource languages—those with limited digital text or training data. Understanding why this happens is crucial for building more inclusive AI. What Are Low-Resource Languages? A low-resource language lacks…