Kazakhstan has developed Central Asia’s largest artificial intelligence model for automatic speech recognition (ASR) in Turkic languages, marking a major milestone in the region’s digital transformation. The model was unveiled by Cybernet AI, a Kazakhstan-based startup specialising in AI solutions.
Unlike most global ASR systems, which are primarily designed for English and later adapted to other languages, this model was built specifically for Turkic languages from the ground up. It addresses long-standing challenges related to phonetics, regional accents, and mixed speech patterns common across Central Asia.
The project was implemented with strategic support from Astana Hub and Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, using GPU infrastructure provided by Microsoft, according to the ministry’s press service.
The model was trained on extensive linguistic data from Kazakh, Turkish, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, and Tatar. It accurately recognises mixed Turkic-Russian speech, a format widely used in everyday conversations, customer service environments, and public service delivery across the region.
Astana Hub’sTanat Uskembayev said the development opens new opportunities for Turkic-speaking countries to scale digital services and customer support in native languages using AI.
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