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AfricanGPT Roadmap

What we are working on, what we are planning, and what we are exploring. This roadmap reflects our current priorities. Timelines and scope may shift based on community feedback, data availability, and research progress.

Actively Working On
Planned
Exploring

Language Coverage Improvements

Actively Working On

Expanding and deepening AI support for more African languages.

  • Moving Experimental languages toward Beta and Available status
  • Adding new African languages as training data becomes available
  • Improving translation accuracy for low-resource languages
  • Expanding language pair coverage beyond English and French bridges

Voice Support Expansion

Actively Working On

Bringing voice input and output to more African languages.

  • Extending text-to-speech to languages currently without voice support
  • Improving speech recognition accuracy for tonal languages
  • Supporting regional accents and dialect variations
  • Enhancing voice quality and naturalness

Community Contribution Tools

Actively Working On

Making it easier for communities to contribute to language AI.

  • Improving the voice recording contribution workflow
  • Adding translation validation and correction tools
  • Building contributor recognition and progress tracking
  • Creating community-driven glossary and terminology management

Dataset Quality and Growth

Actively Working On

Expanding and improving the datasets that power AfricanGPT.

  • Curating higher-quality training data for underserved languages
  • Integrating community-contributed data into model training
  • Publishing open datasets for African language research
  • Improving data validation and quality control processes

Educator Tools

Planned

Building features specifically for language teachers and instructors.

  • Exercise and worksheet generation for classroom use
  • Graded reading passage creation at different proficiency levels
  • Bilingual material generation for multilingual education
  • Cultural teaching content and context resources

Researcher Tools

Planned

Supporting linguistic and cultural research on African languages.

  • Improved cross-language comparison features
  • Batch translation and text processing for research workflows
  • Better integration with community datasets for analysis
  • Documentation and citation support for academic use

API and Integrations

Exploring

Exploring ways to make AfricanGPT accessible through APIs and integrations.

  • Translation API for developers and organisations
  • Integration with educational platforms and LMS systems
  • Embeddable widgets for websites and applications
  • Partnerships with African tech platforms

This roadmap is a living document. Priorities may change based on community input, research findings, and data availability. It does not represent a commitment to specific features or timelines. If you have suggestions or feedback, reach out through our Contact Support or Community page.

AI Disclaimer: AfricanGPT provides AI-assisted language, translation, learning, and cultural support. Outputs may contain errors. For legal, medical, official, academic, cultural, religious, or high-stakes communication, confirm with a qualified human expert.

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