Project: 101104921 - HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01 - European Research Executive Agency
Google Adds Yorùbá and Hausa to AI Search: A Nuanced Leap Forward
Google has expanded its AI Search to include two of Nigeria’s "Big Three" languages, marking a major milestone for digital accessibility. However, the omission of Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin raises urgent questions about linguistic hierarchy, standardization and "data sovereignty." As AI begins to set a digital standard for indigenous tongues, we must ask: are we seeing true inclusion, or simply Western knowledge wearing a local mask?