"to think one's thoughts, to ponder, to think in existence" — Owens Valley Paiute
AI & Indigenous Language Revitalization Workshop
Sunawi brings together Indigenous language teachers, linguists, archivists, and AI researchers to explore how artificial intelligence can be developed and applied responsibly in endangered language contexts.
While AI tools have shown real promise for supporting language documentation and revitalization, they also raise important ethical and practical questions about consent, ownership, accuracy, and long-term accountability.
The goal of Sunawi is to create space for cross-disciplinary dialogue that surfaces shared concerns, highlights best practices, and helps define what responsible AI engagement should look like in this area.
Key Themes
Three days of dialogue, discovery, and direction.
Presentations from researchers, practitioners, and community members sharing their experiences, challenges, and innovations at the intersection of AI and language revitalization.
Moderated discussions bringing together diverse perspectives — from computational linguists to community language teachers — to explore shared challenges and opportunities.
Small-group working sessions where participants collaborate on developing actionable recommendations, guidelines, and other workshop output documents for the field.
A tentative schedule — talk titles and details are still being finalized and subject to change.
Thank you to our student volunteers for their help in making this workshop possible.
For inquiries about the workshop, participation, or any other questions, please reach out to the organizing committee.
Email: jared.coleman@lmu.edu