Breakthrough technology may help save endangered Indigenous languages

A child from the Ngkurr community learning the local language using a robot known as Opie

A child from the Ngkurr community learning the local language using a robot known as Opie Source: SBS

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Australian researchers have partnered with the technology giant Google to use artificial intelligence as a tool in preserving endangered Indigenous languages.

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