- New partnership with Cosine to help improve how artificial
intelligence (AI) works in Welsh.
- Welsh Government to provide data, resources and expertise to
support Welsh language AI.
- Improving technology to help more people to use Welsh in
everyday life.
The Welsh Government has announced a new partnership with
sovereign AI company Cosine to help improve how AI works in
Welsh.
The Welsh Government will provide data, resources and expertise
to help improve how Cosine's Lumen AI model understands and
processes Welsh.
The partnership supports the Welsh Government's aim to ensure
that Welsh thrives in the digital age, making it easier for
people to use more of their Welsh in their everyday lives.
It also supports the government's work to ensure new technologies
recognise, understand and support bilingual use, reflecting how
multilingual communities all around the world use AI every day.
Chief Executive Officer of Cosine, Alistair Pullen,
said:
"Welsh is an essential part of the UK's linguistic
landscape. This work with the Welsh Government helps us build
Lumen on a stronger foundation, with better representation of the
languages and public context that matter across the UK.
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh
Language, , said:
"The Welsh language belongs to us all. It is part of who we are
as a nation, and we want to create more opportunities for people
to use it in every part of their lives.
"It's important that Welsh is fully represented in the
technologies people use to access information, learn, work and
communicate. This new partnership helps to strengthen
Welsh-language capability in AI, creating more opportunities for
us all to use our Welsh confidently every day and supporting the
language's future in the digital age."
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and
Energy, , said:
AI has the potential to bring real benefits to our economy,
public services and communities. By working with sovereign AI
companies like Cosine, we can help build the skills, knowledge
and capability Wales needs to make the most of these
technologies, while supporting innovation that reflects our
national priorities.
"This will help strengthen Wales' long-term position in AI, and
is especially important for the Welsh language, helping to ensure
new technologies work for people in the language of their choice.
