Some fellowships support people who maintain or build open tools used in the public interest. Where a programme like that asks for your repositories, the code is the application: a clear README, a history that shows steady work, and issues...

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Does anyone here actually use AI tools in their programme work?

Not asking about the hype. Asking what people genuinely use day to day, and what broke.

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Test a translation model on your own languages before you rely on it

Translation models are much stronger in some languages than in others. A model can be very good in a widely written language and poor in one with little text online. This is a planning point, not a complaint. If your programme depends on a...

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