Howard University has partnered with Google to spearhead efforts to enhance AI’s ability to understand African American English (AAE). Howard University has partnered with Google Research to enhance ...

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Howard University has teamed up with Google Research to help artificial intelligence (AI) systems better understand and respond to African American English (AAE), per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Introduction -- 1. Lexicons and meaning -- 2. Syntax Part 1. Verbal markers in AAE -- 3. Syntax Part 2. Syntactic and morphosyntactic properties in AAE -- 4. Phonology of AAE -- 5. Speech events and ...

Howard University has partnered with Google Research to enhance the ability of artificial intelligence to recognize and better process African American English (AAE). Called Project Elevate Black ...