Tether Releases Open Offline Translation Models for 19 African Languages, With Peer-Reviewed Benchmarks

Tether AI Research has released open-source translation models covering 19 African languages that run entirely on smartphones and laptops without an internet connection — and, unusually for a corporate AI announcement, the underlying research has been accepted for presentation at EMNLP 2026, the leading peer-reviewed conference in natural language processing. The release comprises QVAC TranslatePsy-AfriSLM, supporting 19 African languages, and TranslatePsy-AfriNano, supporting eight, alongside a