An AI of Our Own

11/02/2026

The Dagbani Wikimedians User Group successfully conducted a Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom training from 24 to 25 January 2026, aimed at empowering teachers to critically engage with Wikipedia …

09/02/2026

The Community-Centered Voice AI Workshop was successfully held on 31st January and 1st February 2026, bringing together Dagbani language volunteers to contribute to the development of inclusive voi…

02/02/2026

02/02/2026

Over the weekend, we supported the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group to host a 2-day workshop in Tamale, aimed at training volunteers to annotate sentences on Mozilla Common Voice as part of efforts to develop a community-centered voice AI for and languages in and .

Funded by us through the Foundation, this project seeks to a mobile-first, offline-capable application that connects directly to the Common Voice Public to enable contributors to record and submit voice samples , syncing to Common once connection is available.

31/01/2026

Happening in Ghana right now 🇬🇭 ✌️🤗

29/01/2026

🚀 Community-Centered Voice AI in Action!

We’re excited to support an upcoming Community-Centered Voice AI Workshop focused on the Dagbani language, happening in Ghana.

This workshop is organized by our partners, the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group, and funded by An AI of Our Own through the Mozilla Commons Public API Grant.

Together, we’re working to ensure that local languages and community knowledge are meaningfully represented in voice technologies.

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, January 31 – February 1, 2026
Where: Dagbani Wikimedians User Group office, Tamale, Ghana.

With this project, we are building an inclusive, community-driven voice AI for underrepresented languages using Common Voice.

21/01/2026

📢 Join Our Team

We are seeking 2 language consultants to support community-led and culturally grounded AI development with Mozilla Common Voice.

🔹 Who:
- Khmer Language Consultant
- Dagbani Language Consultant

This is a unique opportunity to contribute your language expertise to an inclusive, ethical, and locally driven AI project on Common Voice.

📅 Application Deadline: January 25, 2026
📩 How to apply:
Send your CV to [email protected]

Please share this opportunity widely within your networks, especially with Khmer and Dagbani language experts.

16/01/2026

📢 We’re hiring a Mobile App Developer!

We’re building a mobile-first, offline voice recording app for Khmer and Dagbani speakers in Ghana and Cambodia, and we’re looking for a developer who cares about community, language, and ethical AI.

This app will help people in low-bandwidth and rural communities contribute voice data to Mozilla Common Voice and ensure underrepresented languages are part of the AI future.

🛠️ React Native | Python (FastAPI)
📱 Offline-first | Multilingual
🌍 Real impact, global reach

Application Link and Role Description: tinyurl.com/AAOODEV

📅 Apply by: January 25, 2026
📩 Email: [email protected]

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Please share this post. 🙏

08/12/2025

🌍 Join Us for an Exclusive AAOO Community Session!

We’re excited to invite our friends and peers to an interactive, invite-only session with the facilitator of the UNESCO Expert Group on AI and Culture. They will share key insights and learnings from their upcoming Mondiacult 2025 report.

Over the past two years, An AI of Our Own has grown into a global network of people working toward ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded AI. This session is a space for shared reflections, dialogue, and collective learning.

🗓 Friday, December 12

⏰ 9am GMT / 10am CET / 5pm Singapore

📍 75-minute interactive session

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Nv3RIc2hQuCzPHHLvVa2cg

We hope to see you there! ✨

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: From Policy to Practice: Exploring the learnings from the UNESCO report on AI and culture. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

10/11/2025

Over the weekend at 2025 in , our team member Sadik Shahadu joined an incredible panel with Kadian, Vardon, and Chioma to unpack how , pop , and design reinforce gendered violence, exclusion, and erasure and how we can co-create safer, more inclusive systems.

The session highlighted that technology is not neutral. Built within systems shaped by patriarchy, , and economic inequality, tools often fail to protect those most affected, especially women and marginalized communities in the Global South.

From AI’s bias toward English to how local slang and pop culture shape harmful narratives online, the discussion called for rethinking tech from the ground up, centering care, community, and accountability in every design choice.

09/11/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Sadik Shahadu, our Communications & Partnerships Coordinator is currently in Barcelona for Mozilla Festival 2025 (November 7-9)
As he connects with the global community of changemakers (2,000+ attendees, 200+ sessions) to reimagine technology, culture and justice, Sadik will be bringing experience working on language technology, cultural heritage preservation and AI to help amplify our work.

What to expect:
Strategic communications around AAOO’s mission of AI that reflects diverse cultural knowledge systems.

Partnership building at MozFest and beyond, connecting with digital-heritage networks, community tech makers and open culture advocates.

Highlighting real-world impact: Sadik’s work with under-represented language communities offers a powerful model for inclusivity in digital knowledge and AI.

Live updates from Barcelona: follow our stories as we share insights, provoke conversations and build collaborations for a future tech ecosystem that includes us all.

📍 Stay tuned to our channels for on-the-ground coverage, and join the momentum: If you’re at MozFest and want to engage, connect or partner with AAOO, drop us a message. Let’s make AI of our own. 💡

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