{"id":227,"date":"2020-08-14T23:56:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarac.or.jp\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2025-04-21T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:00:27","slug":"artificial-intelligence-ainu-ai-pirika","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sarac.or.jp\/?page_id=227","title":{"rendered":"AI Pirika – Native speaker revived with artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Character design by Amane Honda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Progress in 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are supporting basic research into Ainu-Japanese translation functions. In a series of studies by Professor Emeritus Araki Kenji of Hokkaido University and others, the accuracy of translation was improved by using vector transformation models. However, it has not yet reached a practical level (Tanaka S, Echizen\u2019 ya H, and Araki K. 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, there has been progress on AI Pirika’s Ainu-to-Ainu chat function. We have created an original AI chat prototype using GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer). We plan to start brushing up the function with young Ainu people studying Ainu language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference: Tanaka S, Echizen\u2019 ya H, and Araki K. Neural machine translation for low-resource languages using vector transformation models based on similarity between vectors. IPSJ SIG Technical Report, Vol. 2024-SLP-154, 20, p1-6, 2024-12-05, ISSN,2188-8663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have probably heard of the extinction of animal species. The human ethnic group has a fate to disappear if they lose their language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using The Summer Institute of Linguistics Ethnologue data, Nettle and Daniel can calculate that 90 percent of the world\u2019s population speaks the 100 most-used languages. At least 6,000 languages are spoken by about 10 percent of the people on earth[1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages with under 100 speakers are so close to extinction that revival for everyday use seems unlikely[1]. In 1996, only 15 people could speak the Ainu language as native speakers [2]. In 2020, the situation is hopeless. We are very concerned about this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our main project is to revive a native speaker of Ainu using AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Her name is \u201cAI Pirika.\u201d \u201cPirika\u201d means a pretty Ainu girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone may be worried that AI Pirika cannot have her emotions. However, we will incorporate emotions into the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking forward to applying for endangered languages in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1] Nettle and Daniel. 2000. Vanishing Voices. Oxford University Press.
[2] Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World\u2019s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. Paris, UNESCO Publishing. Online version: http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/culture\/en\/endangeredlanguages\/atlas
[3] Kenji Araki and Michitomo Kuroda. Generality of spoken dialogue system using SEGA-IL for different languages. 2006. Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. November 20-22, 2006, San Francisco, CA, USA.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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