Ilka day, e digital warld fins its wey deeper intil wir hames. We speir virtual assistants for e wither, tell wir phones tae play a sang, or get directions fae wir satnavs. But fit leid div we hae tae spik? It’s aye English.

Iss constant need tae switch tae English tae interact wi technology, even in oor ain kitchens, is a silent threit til e Scots leid. Vyce-activated machines sic as Alexa are designed for English spikkers, an by forcin us tae eese it, thay dicht Scots awa til e mergins. If we dinna act e noo, we risk a future far e neist generation interacts wi the warld aroon em exclusively in anither tongue.

We’re Biggin e Solution, Nae Jist Girnin

Here at oorNews, we’re determined tae gie Scots its richtfu place in e digital age. Oor mission isna jist tae report e news in Scots; it’s tae bigg e verra tools aat will lat us spik oor language til ony machine we want.

Ilka Scots airticle ye read on oorNews is created by humans. We are carefilly craftin a massive database o text an, seen, vyce recordins. Iss will serve as e essential trainin data for a true Scots AI – een aat can unnerstaun e rich diversity o oor dialects an spik back til us authentically.

Tae help us alang, we eese a preliminary AI model aat we’ve fine-tuned til oor style. It helps save time wi initial translations, but it’s far fae perfect. Iss is far ye come in.

Jyne e Community: Yer Vyce Maiters

We invite aa oor readers tae comment on e Scots translations ye see on e site. Is e grammar richt? Is ere a better wird we cwid eese? Dis it soon naitural? Yer feedback is vital as we wark thegither tae bigg a community consensus on fit maks for guid, sensible Scots in formal prose.

A muckle thank ye tae oor regular readers aat are aaready sharin thair thochts – yer inpit is invaluable.

E goal is simple: ilka airticle on oorNews shud be something ye wid be happy tae read oot lood til yer freens an faimily. It needs tae flowe, tae soon like us. Thegither, we are biggin a stannart for naitural, scrievit Scots aat can be eesed for generations tae come.

A Caa For Collaborators: We Need Yer Vyce!

Tae mak iss dream a reality, we need tae get mair fowk involved. We are actively leukin for collaborators tae help us scrieve, edit, an record airticles. We are especially keen tae hear fae:

• Central Belt Scots spikkers
• Orkney Scots spikkers
• Shetlandic Scots spikkers

Gin ye believe in a digital future far Scots can thrive an want tae lend yer vyce til e cause, please get in touch wi us at: [email protected]

Let’s wark thegither tae mak siccar aat fan we spik til e future, it unnerstauns us in oor ain bonnie leid.