MUKIIBI JONATHAN (@jonathanmukiibi) 's Twitter Profile
MUKIIBI JONATHAN

@jonathanmukiibi

Co-founder @seyeya_tech, PhD Student @Makerere, Speech researcher, Language Technologist, Interested in speech4SDGs & NLP @MasakhaneNLP #BornAgainChristian

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Today marked the first day at the Deep Learning Indaba 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda and it has been such an enriching experience. I had the chance to connect with amazing people from diverse cultures, hear about inspiring projects and share ideas. #Urunana #DLIndaba25 #ML

Today marked the first day at the <a href="/DeepIndaba/">Deep Learning Indaba</a> 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda and it has been such an enriching experience. I had the chance to connect with amazing people from diverse cultures, hear about inspiring projects and share ideas.
#Urunana #DLIndaba25 #ML
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No more delays, start today and pay for it with your #VirtualCardByMoMo easily. 

Dial *165*70# and create yours today.
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This year’s Indaba is bigger & bolder 🎉 Here is #DLI2025 in numbers: 🔹 1,294 participants (40% women) 🔹 28 mentorship sessions & 9 socials 🔹 297 posters, 19 papers, 18 start-ups 🔹 390 travel grants 🌍 🔹 400+ joining virtually Africa’s ML future is bright 💡 #DLI2025

This year’s Indaba is bigger &amp; bolder 🎉
Here is #DLI2025 in numbers: 
🔹 1,294 participants (40% women)
🔹 28 mentorship sessions &amp; 9 socials
🔹 297 posters, 19 papers, 18 start-ups
🔹 390 travel grants 🌍
🔹 400+ joining virtually

Africa’s ML future is bright 💡 

#DLI2025
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A truly thought-provoking keynote at #DLI2025 by Verena Rieser ! Her talk, "Whose Gold?", challenged the idea of a single “gold standard” for AI alignment. It was a powerful call to action: moving beyond narrow safety metrics to embrace a pluralistic approach that accounts for

A truly thought-provoking keynote at #DLI2025 by <a href="/verena_rieser/">Verena Rieser</a> !

Her talk, "Whose Gold?", challenged the idea of a single “gold standard” for AI alignment. It was a powerful call to action: moving beyond narrow safety metrics to embrace a pluralistic approach that accounts for
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A look back at the incredible learning from yesterday! Our attendees got to dive deep into some of the most exciting fields in AI through our parallel tutorial sessions. A huge thank you to our expert presenters for sharing their knowledge: Luis Serrano 🍉 on the "celestial

A look back at the incredible learning from yesterday! Our attendees got to dive deep into some of the most exciting fields in AI through our parallel tutorial sessions.

A huge thank you to our expert presenters for sharing their knowledge:

<a href="/SerranoAcademy/">Luis Serrano 🍉</a>  on the "celestial
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Following a day of deep-dive tutorials, attendees at #DLI2025 got to put their knowledge to the test in practical, hands-on sessions! Tejumade Afonja, Annie Qurat Ul Ain, and Jabez Magomere guided the Large Language Model practical, demystifying complex concepts and providing a

Following a day of deep-dive tutorials, attendees at #DLI2025 got to put their knowledge to the test in practical, hands-on sessions!

<a href="/tejuafonja/">Tejumade Afonja</a>, Annie Qurat Ul Ain, and <a href="/jabez_magomere/">Jabez Magomere</a>  guided the Large Language Model practical, demystifying complex concepts and providing a
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The Publication Oral Presentations were a brilliant glimpse into the innovative work coming out of the continent. This session offered a powerful preview of the projects that will be on full display at our poster session tomorrow! #DLI2025 #Urunana

The Publication Oral Presentations were a brilliant glimpse into the innovative work coming out of the continent.

This session offered a powerful preview of the projects that will be on full display at our poster session tomorrow!

#DLI2025 #Urunana
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A flagship keynote panel at #DLI2025 delved into the critical topic of AI policy and national strategies for Africa. Moderated by Jane Munga, Fellow, at Carnegie Endowment (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), the panel featured powerful insights from: Barbara Glover,

A flagship keynote panel at #DLI2025 delved into the critical topic of AI policy and national strategies for Africa.

Moderated by <a href="/jane_munga/">Jane Munga</a>, Fellow, at <a href="/CarnegieEndow/">Carnegie Endowment</a>  (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), the panel featured powerful insights from:

<a href="/BarbsGlover/">Barbara Glover</a>,
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🔥 The demand for those gorgeous jerseys is skyrocketing😜❤️🥰and you don't want to miss out on the action! ⚽️ Make sure to book your kit and secure your entrance through @momoticketing.com Don't miss out
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We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 Deep Learning Indaba

We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching &amp; learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 <a href="/DeepIndaba/">Deep Learning Indaba</a>
Dorothy Kabarozi🇺🇬 (@kizdorothy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

6 days. Countless insights. Endless inspiration. My highlights: Breafast mentorship sessions, LLMs & Attention Mechanisms by Luis Serrano 🍉 + Quantum ML for Africa by #QML4Africa by #IBMQuantum team Forever grateful for this brilliant community at Deep Learning Indaba

6 days. Countless insights. Endless inspiration.

My highlights: 
Breafast mentorship sessions, 
LLMs &amp; Attention Mechanisms by <a href="/SerranoAcademy/">Luis Serrano 🍉</a> + Quantum ML for Africa by #QML4Africa by #IBMQuantum team
Forever grateful for this brilliant community at <a href="/DeepIndaba/">Deep Learning Indaba</a>
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Viola Namuyaba, our Senior Manager for Payments & E-commerce, shared insights on how MoMo and digital financial solutions can be structured to enhance financial resilience and ensure steady cash flows for schools, parents, and the entire education ecosystem.

Viola Namuyaba, our Senior Manager for Payments &amp; E-commerce, shared insights on how MoMo and digital financial solutions can be structured to enhance financial resilience and ensure steady cash flows for schools, parents, and the entire education ecosystem.
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IndabaX Uganda 2025 is on the horizon 🌍✨ Bringing together brilliant minds, inspiring talks, and hands-on sessions in deep learning and AI. Details coming soon! 👀 Keep an eye on our platforms and our website #IndabaXUG2025 #AI #DeepLearning

IndabaX Uganda 2025 is on the horizon 🌍✨
Bringing together brilliant minds, inspiring talks, and hands-on sessions in deep learning and AI.

Details coming soon! 👀
Keep an eye on our platforms  and our website
#IndabaXUG2025 #AI #DeepLearning
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PRESS RELEASE: SunbirdAI launches Sunflower, Uganda’s first multilingual AI model . Built to understand 31 local languages, Sunflower bridges Uganda’s digital language divide and makes technology truly inclusive. Read more:drive.google.com/file/d/1S814ES… #Sunflower #AIforSocialGood

PRESS RELEASE:
<a href="/SunbirdAI/">SunbirdAI</a> launches Sunflower, Uganda’s first multilingual AI model .

Built to understand 31 local languages, Sunflower bridges Uganda’s digital language divide and makes technology truly inclusive.
Read more:drive.google.com/file/d/1S814ES…

#Sunflower #AIforSocialGood
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“Over 2,000 African languages, but only 10 hear AI today.” Dr. Ernest Mwebaze , the executive director Sunbird AI, delivers a keynote launch at #Afrilang2025, calling for a future where every voice matters in the AI revolution. 🌍 #Sunflower #AIforSocialGood #SunbirdAI

“Over 2,000 African languages, but only 10 hear AI today.” 

Dr. Ernest Mwebaze , the executive director Sunbird AI, delivers a keynote launch at #Afrilang2025, calling for a future where every voice matters in the AI revolution. 🌍

#Sunflower #AIforSocialGood #SunbirdAI
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🌻 Why Sunflower? Most Ugandans speak local languages first, yet digital tools only know a few global tongues. Sunflower changes that. Many voices, one system 🌍 Growth: from 40+ Ugandan languages to all of Africa 🌱 Turning to people: centering speech, tone & culture ☀️

🌻 Why Sunflower?

Most Ugandans speak local languages first, yet digital tools only know a few global tongues. Sunflower changes that.

Many voices, one system 🌍

Growth: from 40+ Ugandan languages to all of Africa 🌱

Turning to people: centering speech, tone &amp; culture ☀️
SunbirdAI (@sunbirdai) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr. Joyce Nabende officially opened the #AfriLangAI Conference a gathering advancing AI for African languages and inclusive digital futures. This initiative is in partnership with MAK-AI (Mak-AI), Mbarara University, and supported by IDRC | CRDI & Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 🔗

Dr. Joyce Nabende officially opened the #AfriLangAI Conference  a gathering advancing AI for African languages and inclusive digital futures. 

This initiative is in partnership with <a href="/MakerereCAD/">MAK-AI</a> (Mak-AI), <a href="/MbararaUST/">Mbarara University</a>, and supported by <a href="/IDRC_CRDI/">IDRC | CRDI</a> &amp; <a href="/FCDOgovUK/">Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office</a>.

🔗
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Sunflower is open source! We’re excited to share our Sunflower language models, designed to make high-quality NLP accessible in Ugandan languages. You can explore and use the models here: huggingface.co/Sunbird Learn more about the research behind Sunflower in our paper:

Sunflower is open source!

We’re excited to share our Sunflower language models, designed to make high-quality NLP accessible in Ugandan languages.

You can explore and use the models here: huggingface.co/Sunbird

Learn more about the research behind Sunflower in our paper: