BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. Kazakh has
become one of the languages whose use in artificial intelligence
systems has been expanding rapidly over the past three years,
according to research by OpenAI, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
said at the 10th congress of the International Kazakh Language
Society today, November 10.
According to the presidential press service, Tokayev said
international technology companies were increasingly recognizing
the potential of the Kazakh language, while digital platforms
operating in Kazakhstan were expanding their services in
Kazakh.
He also cited data from Yandex, which reported a 30% increase
since last year in the number of people using one of its popular
products in Kazakh.
Tokayev described these developments as evidence of the progress
being made in positioning Kazakh as a language of science and
technology. He said the country should continue its efforts to
expand the language’s presence in modern fields rather than regard
the current progress as sufficient.
One of the priorities he identified was the creation of a
national digital database of the Kazakh language. According to the
president, a significant part of the country’s literary and
cultural heritage has yet to be transferred to digital systems in a
comprehensive and high-quality form.
He said the work should cover books, periodicals, audio and
video recordings in Kazakh that are currently held in archives and
libraries, as well as materials from archival and museum
collections.
Tokayev said the country’s cultural and intellectual heritage
should be preserved in digital form so that future generations
could access it. He also called for better conditions for studying
science and technology in Kazakh, including engineering, medicine,
law, economics and natural sciences.
The president placed particular emphasis on the quality of
educational materials, saying that the preparation of textbooks and
teaching aids required greater attention. He acknowledged that
mistakes and shortcomings had been made in this area.
Tokayev also linked the development of Kazakh-language science
to the capacity of the country’s academic community. He said
universities should pay closer attention to research conducted in
Kazakh, arguing that progress in science would help the language
become more widely used in research and production.
He said Kazakh had demonstrated its resilience in the past and
was now adapting to the requirements of the modern era, including
through its growing presence in advanced technologies.
