<translate> Teknolojia inayotambua sauti inazidi kuenea - kuanzia wasaidizi wa simu janja hadi vifaa vya huduma za afya vinavyovaliwa hadi programu ya kujifunza lugha. Pia inawaacha watu wengi nyuma. Visaidizi vya sauti kwa sasa vina chini ya 1 ya lugha za ulimwengu! Katika jamii zingine, hata kama lugha yao inatumika, huenda isieleweke kwani data ya mafunzo ya AI mara kwa mara haiwakilishi jamii zenye jinsia mbalimbali, Watu wasio Wazungu na walio na lafudhi zilizotengwa au zisizo za asili. <eng>
Voice-enabled technology is becoming increasingly ubiquitous - from smart phone assistants to wearable healthcare devices to language practice software. Its also leaving a lot of people behind. Voice assistants currently support fewer than 1 of the worlds languages! For some communities, even if their language is supported, they might not be understood as AI training data regularly under-represents gender-diverse communities, People of Color, and those with marginalised or non-native accents. 