Lyle Okoth
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Lyle Okoth
@LyleOkoth
Machine Learning Engineer | Building accurate, highly expressive audio and speech models for the translation, transcription and generation of African languages.

I was born a girl. Into a world that works tirelessly to reduce my human experience into a neat little box, defined only by its own narrow terms. A world where my safety isn’t prioritized, and when I dare to speak up, I’m reminded of that box I’m supposed to quietly and submissively retreat into. Staying quiet has always been the easy way out. No one questions your experience then, no one blames you for the anger and courage it took to speak out, no one points at your physical attributes to determine if you were ‘worth’ attracting unwarranted sexual advances. 🧵





The first decision I made as a founder wasn't about code or models or funding. It was the name. Daraja. Bridge. In Swahili. A bridge connects what was separated. A bridge doesn't choose sides. A bridge exists for everyone who needs to cross. Monday, you'll see what that means. daraja.ai #AIforAfrica




















