TechBlit features LEANGOOGS AI as the first speech-to-speech AI tool in Africa

We are proud to share that TechBlit, a technology media platform, has featured LEANGOOGS AI as "the first speech-to-speech AI tool in Africa" focused on training and developing the data infrastructure behind African language models.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to showcase what we are building. Humanity will be heard.

A conversation about sovereignty

The feature sparked a meaningful conversation in the community about what our work represents. Dr. Sanjay Benjamin highlighted its significance as a matter of data sovereignty and AI sovereignty, building language infrastructure that lets African voices train African models, rather than importing external tools built elsewhere.

Other commenters emphasized the potential for the technology to help people across Africa's linguistic diversity translate and understand each other better, a continent home to more than 2,000 languages.

Why coverage like this matters

Recognition from the African tech media validates what we have believed from the start: African languages deserve first-class AI infrastructure, and the appetite for it is real. We are grateful to TechBlit and the community for amplifying the mission.