Pelonomi Moiloa discusses the importance of expanding online access to African languages for building a better future across the continent. She explains how a socially grounded, Africa-centric perspective shapes the work at Lelapa.AI, the research and product lab she co-founded and leads. Pelonomi also introduces The Ungovernable, an initiative focused on community building through collective learning projects rooted in the concept of self-determination.

Mentioned in this episode:
Lelapa AI
The Ungovernable
Neuroprivacy
‘Ecospheres’ exhibition at JCAF
Ximena Garrido-Lecca – ‘ Insurgencias botánicas: Phaseolus lunatus (Botanical insurgencies: Phaseolus lunatus)’ (2017)
Achille Mbembe  –  ‘Decolonizing Knowledge and the Question of the Archive’ (2015)
Achille Mbembe – ‘Afropolitanism’ (2020)
Homi K. Bhabha – ‘The Location of Culture’ (1994)
Voice to voice technology
Deep Learning Indaba
René Magritte

To know more about Pelonomi Moiloa’s work visit the websites of Lelapa.AI and The Ungovernable.

Music for the JCAF Knowledge Talks podcast was commissioned by JCAF.
‘INGWENYA’, performed by the Afrikan Freedom Principle, led by Mandla Mlangeni, © MM Publishing.

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