No internet, no problem: Tether just released free AI translation models that work offline on your phone and laptop
- Tether's African model supports 19 languages while running directly on local devices
- Tether removed 96% of low-quality training material before building AfriSLM
- EuroNano supports 90 translation directions while occupying only 36MB
Tether AI Research has unveiled a new set of translation systems that work entirely offline, requiring no connection to any network.
The release includes QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriSLM, built for 19 African languages, alongside QVAC TranslatePsy-EuroNano, built for nine European languages.
Each model processes translations directly on the device, keeping personal data local rather than sending it to remote cloud servers.
Translation designed for devices with limited resources
The African release includes Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba, Lingala, Swahili, Igbo, Zulu, Somali, Oromo, Malagasy, Kinyarwanda, Xhosa and Afrikaans.
It also handles Wolof, Luganda, Nyanja, Shona, Tswana and Southern Sotho, covering languages used across several regions of Africa.
Tether says those 19 languages collectively account for about 50% of the continent's population — the...
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