Nigerian Startup, Awarri
Nigerian Startup, Awarri, Engages 500 3MTT Fellows To Expand Database For Nigeria’s Multilingual AI Model
Nigerian artificial intelligence firm, Awarri, has announced that it will collaborate with 500 fellows from the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program as data collectors, three months after releasing the nation’s first Large Language Multilingual (LLM) AI model.
Awarri, a Lagos-based artificial intelligence firm formed by Silas Adekunle and Eniola Edun, seeks to address Nigeria’s youth unemployment and technical skills gap.
Awarri said it intends to teach and hire 5,000 youngsters by 2026, working with a team of over 100 locally trained AI specialists.
The company has grown to a workforce of 120 people and has hired over 500 fellows from the 3MTT Nigeria programme as data collectors.
This collaborative endeavour is critical to building Nigeria’s first Large Language Multilingual Model.
“I’m glad to see the growth of the Awarri team since its launch in November 2023 to 120 staff, with an additional engagement of over 500 fellows from our 3MTTNigeria programme as data collectors, as they build Nigeria’s first Large Language Multilingual Model.
“Looking forward to seeing more companies in the space as we slowly but surely build a technology workforce that will contribute to global AI development,” the Minister stated in a post on X Wednesday night.