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lizia juma

@liziajuma

Highly analytical Swahili language specialist and AI training expert focused on linguistic discovery and model optimization.

Kenya
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to harden AI language models for Swahili—capturing reproducible error traces, improving prompts and evaluation metrics, and ensuring grammatical, tonal, and factual accuracy that sounds natural to Swahili speakers.

I am a highly analytical Swahili language specialist and AI training expert with a deep understanding of linguistic discovery and model optimization. As a highly skilled evaluator, I challenge advanced language models on intricate Swahili grammar, noun classes, and verb conjugation to harden model reasoning, focusing on reproducible error traces and verifying factual accuracy across complex semantic and pragmatic scenarios.

I contribute to the development of high-quality training datasets grounded in Swahili semantics and morphology, improving model responses through careful documentation and data integrity. I maintain strict grammatical standards by interpreting technical guidelines and linguistic documentation, analyzing structured data and model outputs to ensure logic and tone align with natural Swahili speaker expectations, and applying phonetic precision to model pronunciation and tonal shifts.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Swahili AI Training Contributor

Freelance

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Conversed with large language models to identify failure modes in Swahili grammar, noun classes, and cultural nuances, and contributed to training datasets for Swahili semantics and morphology. Evaluated model outputs by documenting reproducible error traces and refining prompts and evaluation metrics to improve factual accuracy and logical soundness.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kabarak University logoKU

Kabarak University

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Mathematics

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from Kabarak University.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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