加拿大国际治理创新中心CIGI：2025年人工智能和语言数据在非洲的爆发：应对低资源挑战政策简报（英文版）

African languages are under-represented in artificial intelligence (AI) systems due to limited language data, excluding millions from digital participation in their native languages. Factors such as multilingual complexity, foreign-language-dominant policies, weak institutional backing and lack of digital infrastructure contribute to the low-resource classification of African languages. “Language data flaring” — paralleling gas flaring — captures the systemic neglect and poor management of Af