Tether develops TranslatePsy-AfriSLM open-source translation resource

Tether has developed the TranslatePsy-AfriSLM open-source translation resource. According to a Computerworld report on October 13, 2026, the model has only 8 million parameters, is free and open source, supports machine translation for 19 sub-Saharan African languages, and is small enough to run on most smartphones. The same report also mentions that Tether developed the cloud-free AI platform QVAC, which can integrate open-source language models through the QVAC Fabric SDK or the QV.AC app, enabling direct inference, training, and personalization on off-the-shelf GPUs, laptops, and phones, with no subscription fees and no vendor lock-in. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company no longer sees itself as a crypto company but as an infrastructure provider. There are currently no subsequent development facts.

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1. Oct 13· 1 reports

   Tether develops TranslatePsy-AfriSLM open-source translation resources

   Source:Computerworld