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June 27th ABAIR Meeting

· 2 min read
Muireann Nic Corcrain
Postgraduate Student
Ailbhe Ní Chasaide
Adjunct Professor
Joey McInerney
Masters Student
John Sloan
Research Fellow
Oskar Mroz
Graduate Student
Amanda Bernhard
Research Fellow
Anna Mulcahy
Undergraduate Student
Neasa Ní Chiaráin
Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Technologies, PI ABAIR Project
Andy Murphy
Research Fellow
Joseph Hand
Graduate Student
Ciadhla Mulloy
Research Assistant

Highlights

  • Ár gcomhchairdeas mór le John Sloan agus babaí úr aige! 🥳
  • New members: Joe, Anna M., Ciadhla.
  • Work progressing on Irish LLM training, organising a trip down to Rinn together to set up Fionait.
  • Ongoing improvements to the Míle Glór na nÓg platform features, ABAIR authentication system and discussions about Deachtú editor.
  • Progress on children's recording prompts.

Muireann

  • Finalised and sent Rinn recording prompts to Andy. Requested occasional payment form setup for Fianait’s work.
  • Muireann & Ailbhe trying to organize a trip down to Rinn together to set up Fionait.

Ailbhe

  • Preparing upcoming budget with Neasa.
  • Working with Muireann on Rinn project logistics and audio quality.

Joey

  • Updates on Irish LLM training & the Irish-language Chatbot.
  • Comparing model outputs with Claude using 50 examples.

Oskar

  • Repairing, improving and integrating authentication using the auth.abair.ie system.
  • Prioritisng Deachtú development. Discussions about meeting Liam to learn about the app and explore editing and LLM integration options.

Amanda

  • Working on getting as many dialectal children's story prompts as possible. Currently seeking Connemara and Munster contributors across age groups 6–16.
  • Requested a new iPad to support dialect content development work.

Anna Mulcahy

  • Recently Joined. Working on UI graphics for Meall an Óige.
  • Plans to meet with Anna and Oskar in July to discuss illustration needs.

Neasa

  • Working with Ailbhe on new budget submission.

Andy

  • Receiving prompts and recordings from Ailbhe.
  • Suggested ability for admins to alter text in Míle Glór na nÓg.

Joe Hand

  • Recently joined. Working on the Scéalaí Digital Reader project.

Ciadhla

  • Recently joined. Working on LLM and text-to-speech development.