AI and African Languages: Exploring the Future of Mother-Tongue Education in South Africa

PUBLICATION RELEASE: Language shapes how children learn, think, and make sense of the world. As AI becomes part of education, an important question follows: what does this mean for African languages in South African classrooms? The first rapid research brief from Lefa AI: AI in South African Basic Education, explores the opportunities and risks AI presents for African languages and Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education. Rather than advocating for or against AI, the brief brings together existing evidence and expert perspectives to support thoughtful, contextually grounded discussion across the education sector. If your work touches education, language, AI, policy, research or EdTech, we think you'll find it a valuable read.

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