Odaily Planet Daily News French telecom giant Orange will work with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) to understand African languages. Orange said the customized AI models will enable its users in Africa to communicate with customer support and sales in their native language. In addition, the telecom operator said the open source AI models will be provided to external parties with a "free license" for non-commercial purposes such as public health and education. According to the statement, Orange also plans to promote AI innovation in these regional languages ​​through cooperation with local startups and other technology companies. Its goal is to narrow the growing digital divide facing residents of the continent. Orange said in a statement that it hopes AI will be accessible to everyone in these regions, including illiterate and other vulnerable groups. In addition to the agreement focusing on African languages, Orange said it has signed an agreement with Openai to enable it to directly access the latter's models. This access enables Orange to improve existing solutions. In addition, the independent arrangement will enable Orange to obtain advanced AI models in advance, enabling the development of new applications such as AI-driven customer voice interactions. (News.bitcoin)