MUKIIBI JONATHAN
@jonathanmukiibi
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Co-founder @seyeya_tech, PhD Student @Makerere, Speech researcher, Language Technologist, Interested in speech4SDGs & NLP @MasakhaneNLP #BornAgainChristian
Kampala, Uganda
Joined February 2011
8.5 million native speakers in a country of over 42 million people with over 40 languages. #Lugandaoncommonvoice officially, 1/40. 😊 🎉 Celebrating a small win with @AIR_lab_MUK @mozilla @fair_forward @j_nabende @kenessajr @_josh_meyer_
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Sunflower is open source! We’re excited to share our Sunflower language models, designed to make high-quality NLP accessible in Ugandan languages. You can explore and use the models here: https://t.co/gFMuytj0Yi Learn more about the research behind Sunflower in our paper:
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Dr. Joyce Nabende officially opened the #AfriLangAI Conference a gathering advancing AI for African languages and inclusive digital futures. This initiative is in partnership with @MakerereCAD (Mak-AI), @MbararaUST, and supported by @IDRC_CRDI & @FCDOgovUK. 🔗
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🌻 Why Sunflower? Most Ugandans speak local languages first, yet digital tools only know a few global tongues. Sunflower changes that. Many voices, one system 🌍 Growth: from 40+ Ugandan languages to all of Africa 🌱 Turning to people: centering speech, tone & culture ☀️
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“Over 2,000 African languages, but only 10 hear AI today.” Dr. Ernest Mwebaze , the executive director Sunbird AI, delivers a keynote launch at #Afrilang2025, calling for a future where every voice matters in the AI revolution. 🌍 #Sunflower #AIforSocialGood #SunbirdAI
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PRESS RELEASE: @SunbirdAI launches Sunflower, Uganda’s first multilingual AI model . Built to understand 31 local languages, Sunflower bridges Uganda’s digital language divide and makes technology truly inclusive. Read more: https://t.co/scbq0phVpV
#Sunflower #AIforSocialGood
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IndabaX Uganda 2025 is on the horizon 🌍✨ Bringing together brilliant minds, inspiring talks, and hands-on sessions in deep learning and AI. Details coming soon! 👀 Keep an eye on our platforms and our website #IndabaXUG2025 #AI #DeepLearning
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A flagship keynote panel at #DLI2025 delved into the critical topic of AI policy and national strategies for Africa. Moderated by @jane_munga, Fellow, at @CarnegieEndow (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), the panel featured powerful insights from: @BarbsGlover,
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6 days. Countless insights. Endless inspiration. My highlights: Breafast mentorship sessions, LLMs & Attention Mechanisms by @SerranoAcademy + Quantum ML for Africa by #QML4Africa by #IBMQuantum team Forever grateful for this brilliant community at @DeepIndaba
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We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 @DeepIndaba
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Today marked the first day at the @DeepIndaba 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda and it has been such an enriching experience. I had the chance to connect with amazing people from diverse cultures, hear about inspiring projects and share ideas. #Urunana #DLIndaba25 #ML
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A truly thought-provoking keynote at #DLI2025 by @verena_rieser ! Her talk, "Whose Gold?", challenged the idea of a single “gold standard” for AI alignment. It was a powerful call to action: moving beyond narrow safety metrics to embrace a pluralistic approach that accounts for
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A look back at the incredible learning from yesterday! Our attendees got to dive deep into some of the most exciting fields in AI through our parallel tutorial sessions. A huge thank you to our expert presenters for sharing their knowledge: @SerranoAcademy on the "celestial
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Following a day of deep-dive tutorials, attendees at #DLI2025 got to put their knowledge to the test in practical, hands-on sessions! @tejuafonja, Annie Qurat Ul Ain, and @jabez_magomere guided the Large Language Model practical, demystifying complex concepts and providing a
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