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Tether Releases Open-Source AI Translation Models for African Languages
Tether AI Research announced the launch of open-source translation models QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriSLM, covering 19 African languages, and QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriNano, covering 8 African languages, with the related research accepted for presentation at EMNLP 2026.
By Africa AI Ledger Desk · 1 September 2026 · 1 min read
Tether AI Research released open-source, offline-capable translation models QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriSLM, covering 19 African languages, and QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriNano, covering 8 African languages.
TranslatePsy-AfriSLM is now available for download on Hugging Face, and the underlying research has been accepted for presentation at EMNLP 2026.
Sources: bitcoinethereumnews.com, Tether