iHub

11/01/2024

Exciting news: The AfricaBrief and iHub in fact-checking partnership!

To address deceptive messaging, iCheck will offer literacy training and employ AI to identify content from malicious, misinforming sources.

24/12/2023

Lowani mu gulu la pa WhatsApp kuti mudziwe zambiri zokhudza upangiriwu. Kodi pali zosintha? Mungapindule bwanji? Kodi n'chifukwa chani simukulandila mayankho?

WhatsApp Group Invite

21/12/2023

With gratitude to the Most High, the Merciful, we have achieved our main goal for 2023: laying the groundwork for elevating Chichewa from a low-resource language to one integrated into the AI ecosystem.

Beyond linguistic enhancements, we've successfully introduced across WhatsApp, Telegram, Web Chat, and Facebook Messenger - thanks to the generous support of Microsoft.

Our overall objective is the widespread accessibility of ChatGPT in Chichewa, fostering the democratization of Generative AI within local Malawian communities. Go try it out on www.ChewaGPT.com.

For feedback on the ChewaGPT Project, email: [email protected]

[Please be advised: Due to anticipated high demand, service may experience delays, intermittent interruptions, or periods of inaccessibility. iHubOnline retains the right to suspend services at any time without prior notice. User discretion is advised.]

30/11/2023

Come and support media viability at the MISA Malawi 2023 Dinner & Dance!

17/11/2023

We're in the news!

Click the link to read more:
https://mwnation.com/microsoft-backs-ihubonlines-chewagpt-project-with-mk-255-million/?fbclid=IwAR29JxoZRs1FDm0dLf6Ym60zW320fQiOANUIt397wAAi9u9D2FJBH_H_Vhs

A Malawian journalist and media entrepreneur running media tech start-up, iHubOnline, has been accepted into the Microsoft Startups Founders Hub, gaining access to $150,000 (MK 255,000,000) in support of the startup’s ChewaGPT project. Mallick Mnela, the founder of iHubOnline, expressed enthusiasm...

16/11/2023

We are thrilled to share that iHub founder Mallick Mnela has been admitted to the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a digital ecosystem removing barriers to building a company with free access to technology, coaching, and support for founders in any stage of development.

This initiative will champion the initiative, a project to transition Chichewa from being a low resource language in the world of LLMs.

The founders hub comes with Azure credits, OpenAI credits, Visual Studio Enterprise and mentorship. This is a major boost and we're excited!

11/11/2023

We have cracked the code! Chichewa users in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe will soon access ChatGPT in the Chichewa language thanks to the ChewaGPT developed by iHubOnline.

One of the key indicators of the progress of a translation model is the BLEU (Bilingual Evaluation Understudy) measure. This is a metric used to assess translation quality.

We can confirm that the translation from English to Chichewa has achieved a BLEU score of over 80%.

Check the example below ... 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

11/11/2023

A iHub ndife okondwa polengeza kuti posachedwapa, tikubweretserani m'Chichewa - .

Iyi ndi njira imodzi yofuna kubweretsa poyera nzeru, luntha ndi ukadaulo kwa anthu olankhula Chichewa kuno ku Malawi komanso m'maiko ena.

Izi zikutengera mwai pa kuzama kwa ukadaulo wa makina a kompyuta (Artificial Intelligence). Uwunso ndi mwai woti makinawa atukule ndikuzamitsa luso lake pachiyankhulo cha Chichewa ndi kuzindikira zina zokhudza miyambo yathu.

Posachedwapa tilengeza zotsegula kaundula wa anthu omwe afune kugwira nafe ntchito yoyesa mongodzipereka.

Khalani tcheru kuti mudzatenge nawo mbali pa ntchitoyi. Onerani kanema ali mmusimo (comment section) kuti muone momwe ChewaGPT akugwilira ntchito.
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01/11/2023

We spent the past week learning about AI and Data Journalism at the DW Akademie Africa in Windhoek, Namibia.

One of our trainers, Paul McNally, put this piece about all participants and their projects.

I was in Windhoek last week and there is a lot to be optimistic about...