Mexico (AFP) – Artificial intelligence firms are training a language model from indigenous languages spoken in Mexico, the developers in charge of the project announced this Friday.
First modification: 06/11/2026 - 16:20
In Mexico there are about 68 indigenous languages, but their speakers tend to be concentrated in poor localities without access to technology.
"What we are looking for is that communities are not left aside," Jessica Peña, founder of Monarca Lab, told AFP.
The language model is in the training phase and its creators hope to have results in a year, he added.
The Brazilian WideLabs, co-creator of this initiative, has already developed a similar language model in Portuguese that takes into account the language variants in that country.
This model has been implemented by public justice institutions in Brazil in applications that guide citizens to access legal services.
The announcement occurred within the framework of Mexico IA+, a meeting between specialists in the artificial intelligence sector.
The government of President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to promote the development of AI in the country as part of Plan Mexico, whose goal is to substitute imports amid trade clashes with the United States.
But some entrepreneurs encounter obstacles.
"The biggest challenge that the Mexican industry has is lack of knowledge," Miguel Garduño, co-founder of Mexinlabs, said in an interview.
This five-person company sells AI for businesses, but some just want to implement the new technology "for fashion" and are not willing to pay what it really costs, the developer added.
The transmission of electrical energy and access to capital are also challenges for the sector, said Octavio Camarena, director of KIO, a Mexican data center company.
However, the market of Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, continues to attract foreign companies.
Illumia, a company of Argentine origin, arrived in Mexico about three weeks ago due to the "large number of companies" that require AI services, said its representative in the country, Oscar Parra.
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