Currently two of the world’ s indigenous languages may disappear. 1 The sounds, syllables and symbols that compose the languages will no longer be used to convey meaning. digital literacy is enough to stir optimism and hope about how AI tools can serve humanity. And I have met many more founders who develop or employ AI to help solve real-world problems.
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These aren’ t the languages of industry, per se. The majority of these languages belong to small tribes tucked deep in the mountains of the Himalayas and in the jungles of the Amazon and other remote spaces where asphalt doesn’ t reach, but humanity does. Language carries wisdom, identity, stories and worldview. The loss of these modes of communication,
But unfortunately, that’ s not where the money goes.
In boardrooms from Berlin to Buenos Aires, there are frenzied discussions about AI use cases, prototypes and proofs of concept. In the year ahead, more than USD $ 100 million is slated for investments in generative AI alone. 2 But to what end?
Dr. Julia Stamm
Founder and CEO of She Shapes AI
Dr. Julia Stamm is an award-winning tech-forimpact leader, executive, and entrepreneur. She founded She Shapes AI in Spring 2024. She Shapes AI is a global community that identifies, celebrates, and amplifies the work of female leaders who develop and use AI solutions to drive social impact.
If we’ re to believe that AI can benefit humanity on a scale of 0 to 100, productivity and efficiency stop at 10. I think we can be more ambitious, and we need to be.
therefore, is a loss of history, and according to United Nations data, nearly half of the world’ s roughly 6,700 languages face long- term extinction. 3
Enter NightOwlGPT, an AI tool focused on preserving linguistic heritage. I met the founder, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, through my organization, She Shapes AI. To hear Anna Mae talk about NightOwlGPT and its work to preserve linguistic heritage and advance
Right now, most of the money, time and brainpower are being poured into AI applications to optimize processes or make employees more efficient. To me, this is not the promise of AI. The promise of AI, as with every other technology, is to make life better for people. If we’ re to believe that AI can benefit humanity on a scale of 0 to 100, productivity and efficiency stop at 10. I think we can be more ambitious, and we need to be more ambitious.
With nearly 20 years of cross-sector experience, Julia has held leadership roles at the European Commission and the G20. She was the inaugural CEO of The Data Tank and first Director of the Global Solutions Initiative. In 2019, she founded The Futures Project to ensure technology serves societal needs. A Digital Female Leader Award winner and Fellow at both RSA and the Hertie School ' s Centre for Digital Governance, Julia is a highly respected voice in responsible innovation.
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