AI inclusion is the next frontier for Tether expansion.
- billions of people can't afford to pay for AI
- they can't be left out of the biggest tech revolution of our times
Tether AI developed an high-quality AI translation model that supports 18 African languages and can operate 100% locally on devices (smartphones and laptops), without the need of connectivity.
TranslatePsy-AfriSLM outperforms far larger AI models, despite containing just 800 million parameters, the smallest TranslatePsy-AfriSLM model outperformed Qwen3.5-122B-A10B, TranslateGemma-27B, and NLLB-3.3B across the FLORES-200, BOUQuET, and SMOL translation benchmarks.
It supports Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba, Lingala, Swahili, Igbo, Zulu, Somali, Oromo, Malagasy, Kinyarwanda, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Wolof, Luganda, Nyanja, Shona, Tswana, and Southern Sotho.
Unstoppable Together.
Tether ❤️ Africa
Where you are born should never limit your potential.
True progress begins with access to stable money, stable energy, stable communications, and now also stable intelligence.
Today, we introduce QVAC TranslatePsy / Afri SLM, a lightweight AI translation model built for the hundreds of millions across Africa who were left behind by the digital divide.
Running entirely on-device, 100% free, and completely offline, it translates 19 African languages natively. Village squares become classrooms, farmers unlock vital techniques, and life-saving medical knowledge speaks in the mother tongue.
We are not bringing people into the world of AI. We are bringing AI into their world.
Tether. Unstoppable together.
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