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Votee AI Leverages AI to Preserve Cantonese Language

4/1/2026

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  • Votee AI, a Hong Kong-based company, aims to preserve Cantonese and other overlooked languages using artificial intelligence.
  • Cantonese faces challenges from Mandarin dominance, limited resources, and a lack of a standard written form.
  • Leo Ma, Chief Scientist at Votee AI, says AI can create living records of many languages.
  • He notes mainstream AI excels in English but is functionally illiterate for 99% of the world's languages, including Cantonese.