In international conferences and events, it is increasingly common to have automatic real-time transcriptions available during live presentations. These technologies are very valuable as accessibility measures. Not only for people with hearing problems or cognitive difficulties but also for those who do not fully master the language. Is something like this possible in Basque? So far, the examples I’ve seen are in English. Taking advantage of the fact that I recently published new Whisper models for Basque, I decided to conduct a small experiment. Using a small and lightweight model like whisper-tiny-eu, would we be able to create automatic real-time transcriptions in Basque? ...

Speech-to-text (STT) technology converts spoken language into written text using natural language processing. These systems are becoming increasingly important in digital interfaces, accessibility solutions, and various communication platforms. Since 2022, I’ve been fine-tuning the original Whisper speech recognition model for the Basque language, using the Mozilla Common Voice dataset. Compared to the original models, I’ve seen significant improvements in performance. As the Mozilla Common Voice initiative has grown, the model’s accuracy has continued to improve. ...

GitHub Copilot has introduced a significant advancement: Agent Mode. With this new feature, using the VS Code editor’s text interface, it can autonomously analyze, modify, and execute files in your project. What is Agent Mode or SWE agent? Agent Mode expands GitHub Copilot’s capabilities, transforming it from a simple code completer to an autonomous development assistant. The artificial intelligence can analyze, understand, and modify project files, as well as execute terminal commands. ...

In recent months, Local LLMs have significantly improved, and some of them perform surprisingly well with Basque language. Among them, I want to highlight Tülu 3 70B, which shows good results in Basque when using the quantized version (q4_K_M). Until the Latxa instruction model becomes available, this is probably the best option for having conversations or generating text in Basque. ...

Hi! This is my new blog, where I will write about new things I learn. I know, “blog” looks an outdated term… maybe should I try with Tik Tok? 😂 ...