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muhammadbsabir

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COO @ Uplift AI. Building voice models for underserved languages.
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muhammadbsabir··on Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages
Yes, we are working speech to text as well. It should be out in the next 2 months.
muhammadbsabir··on Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages
Thanks!
muhammadbsabir··on Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages
Amazing! Not yet, I will check it out.

Also, some super cool projects on your website :)

muhammadbsabir··on Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages
Thanks! You’re right, the big players mostly ignore these languages. The additional challenge is the lack of online data, so we spend a lot of effort on data collection and labeling on the ground.

Also companies like ElevenLabs, and Deepgram have done well by focusing on specific use cases, even when the big labs are amazing at English.

Right now these languages are underserved, so there’s a window to build the best models for these languages.

muhammadbsabir··on Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages
To increase access we’re also exploring telco hotlines. Carrier penetration is much higher than internet, so this could let people use AI through a simple phone call. Some users already pay for similar services like weather updates (for farmers) via SIM balance. But to scale it will likely require government or telco partnerships.