David

They said African languages were too fragmented, too complex and too commercially insignificant to build advanced AI for. We disagreed. So we built it. 64 languages. 166 voices. 3 billion parameters. ONE model. Today, we are unveiling STORM-Ensemble 3.0, the most capable multilingual speech synthesis model we have built at PlotWeaver. From Yorùbá, Igbo, Hausa and Nigerian Pidgin to Swahili, Amharic, Wolof, Zulu, Xhosa and dozens more, STORM-Ensemble 3.0 generates speech across 64 languages, with 166 distinct speaker voices. Every voice you hear is generated by our model, not a prerecorded sample. But the real breakthrough isn't the numbers. It's what becomes possible when this technology is in the hands of people who can build with it. -African filmmakers distributing stories across languages. -Banks and telcos serving customers in their mother tongues. -Education platforms reaching more children. -Developers building voice AI products without starting from scratch. We are not building AI for African languages simply to prove it can be done. We are building the infrastructure to make our languages commercially viable at global scale. Next week, I will be speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Antigua about unlocking the Commonwealth's creative potential. This launch is a practical demonstration of that ambition. Africa must not simply consume the future of AI. We must build, own and shape the infrastructure that powers it. Watch the video. Listen to the voices. Imagine what's possible. Introducing STORM-Ensemble 3.0. PlotWeaver. Build Once. Speak Every Language. #PlotWeaver #STORMEnsemble #VoiceAI #AfricanLanguages

plenty of African founders are already building for the US. we just want to win at home first. we're building @cencori with global ambitions, but we're not in a hurry to seek validation from Silicon Valley. Africa is a market worth winning. we'll come for the US too. and when we do, we're coming to compete.

I want to see more African founders build for the US.

This can’t be real 😂😭

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I need more a lot more founders on my feed.

I grew up sleeping on a floor mat beside my dad in Mushin. Today, my story is on Forbes. Not because everything worked. But because I kept building when nothing did. Thank you Jodie Cook for the feature and for championing entrepreneurs who build against all odds. The internet changed the game for us. Gatekeepers only matter if you are waiting for permission. Please come out and show the world the value you have. I will be here teaching and supporting you. Share this to inspire someone. We are MARCHING to GREATNESS this month.🙏

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