@MSFTResearch: We’ve significantly expanded coverage to support: ● 22 additional languages, now reaching communities across 38 African…
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Microsoft Research announced expanded coverage for their ASR model, adding 22 languages across 38 African countries, with new datasets and test samples.
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We’ve significantly expanded coverage to support: ● 22 additional languages, now reaching communities across 38 African countries ● 1 additional ASR model ● Coverage expanded to 11 datasets ● Nearly 2x more test samples for robust evaluation
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