Gaelic speakers in Sutherland wanted for 'chatbot' research and development

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Gaelic speakers in Sutherland.

A group of university researchers are looking for people who are comfortable reading and writing Gaelic, to help develop the first "chatbots" for the language.

A chatbot is a software application used to simulate an online conversation in lieu of providing direct contact with a person.

Edinburgh Napier University is currently building the first tools for Gaelic chatbots, starting with the creation of a new dataset to train AI models.

A university spokesperson said: "We need examples of humans asking and answering questions about museum exhibits in a chat conversation."

Gaelic speakers who are selected to take part will receive up to £30 and will have the opportunity to be named as contributing to the resource, should they so wish.

If you would like to get involved, you can access more information about what is required, and sign up here.

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