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Panel Discussion & Q&A: What AI Can and Cannot do for Minoritised Languages

Panel Discussion & Q&A: What AI Can and Cannot do for Minoritised Languages

The fourth RISE UP Online Networking Event took place online on May 22nd, 2025.

As AI is a hotly debated topic, especially in regards to its potential for minoritised languages, RISE UP aimed to shine a light on recent scientific findings and perspectives. The goal of the event was to open up the conversation for both researchers and community stakeholders, in order to clarify the benefits and limits of this new technology, and to find a good and realistic path forward. During the three hours of the event, various approaches to AI in the context of minoritised languages were presented, both from a community and a research perspective. The second half of the event was structured as a moderated panel discussion, where different actors shared their insights, and anyone was welcome to bring up their questions and ideas.

By hosting these networking events, we aim to provide participants with the opportunity to gain knowledge in the field of minoritised language research and activism, and also for various minoritised language groups to strengthen their communities, get to know one other and learn from each other's challenges and solutions.

In case you missed the event, you can find a link to the summary article and event recording below. 

When?

22.05.2025, 14:00-17:00 CET

Where?

Online

WORKSHOP REVIEW ARTICLE
Workshop recording

Agenda

14.00 – 14.10 Welcome and Introduction

Part 1 – Research Perspectives

14.10 – 14.20 Presenter 1 – Iker Erdocia Iniguez
(“Language is not a data set – Why overcoming ideologies of dataism is more important than ever in the age of AI” // FOSTERLANG research project (‘Counteracting digital exclusion: IT tools and resources for lesser used languages’))

14.20 – 14.30 Presenter 2 – Paulo Cavalin (representing himself and Claudio Pinhanez)
(“Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Vitalize Endangered Indigenous Languages: Technologies and Experiences”)

14.30 – 14.40 Q&A for Presenter 1 & 2  

14.40 – 14.50 Break

Part 2 – Community Perspectives

14.50 – 15.00 Presenter 3 – Mélanie Jouitteau & Hiwa Asadpour
(“Yezh Ar Vro – The language of the country : Building the appropriation of data collection applications”)

15.00 – 15.10 Presenter 4 – Aremu Anuoluwapo (representing himself and Jenalea Rajab)

(“The Esethu Framework: Reimagining Sustainable Dataset Governance and Curation for Low-Resource Languages”)

15.10 – 15.20 Q&A for Presenter 3 & 4

15.20 – 15.30 Break

15.30 – 16.55 Open Panel Discussion with presenters + experts and stakeholders