Burkina Faso has taken steps to place local languages at the core of its Artificial Intelligence development policy as part of a broader push for digital sovereignty.
During the launch of the initiative in Ouagadougou by the Ministry of Digital Transition, officials unveiled a program dedicated to the linguistic formalization and the "creation of a comprehensive data corpus for Large Language Models".
The session brought together a diverse group of stakeholders - including researchers, linguists, journalists, and AI specialists. This collaborative effort aims to ensure that Burkina Faso's digital future remains rooted in its cultural and linguistic identity.
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