Peter-Lucas Jones
Also known as Peter Lucas-Jones
Peter-Lucas Jones is chief executive of Te Hiku Media, an iwi broadcaster in Kaitaia, New Zealand, that develops speech tools for te reo Māori. The Kaitiakitanga License for Te Hiku Media provides a framework to guide the use of Māori data, which the organization uses to develop NLP and NLU tools. In 2024 TIME included him in its TIME100 AI list for his speech-to-text work on te reo Māori. At NeurIPS he spoke about Te Hiku Media's journey with te reo Māori and AI.
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- Te Hiku Media
Timeline
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By 2023
The Kaitiakitanga License
By 2023 the Kaitiakitanga License for Te Hiku Media provides a framework to guide the use of Māori data, which Te Hiku Media uses to develop NLP and NLU tools for te reo Māori.
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2023
Keynote at CC Global Summit
In 2023 he is named as a keynote speaker for the CC Global Summit.
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2024
A TIME100 AI listing
In 2024 TIME names him to its TIME100 AI list, recognizing his speech-to-text work for te reo Māori.
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2024
A NeurIPS talk on te reo Māori
In 2024 he speaks at NeurIPS about Te Hiku Media's journey with te reo Māori and AI.
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2026
A keynote at Hui Fono
In 2026 he keynotes Hui Fono and is scheduled to lead a masterclass.
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As of October 2026
Chief executive of Te Hiku Media
He is chief executive of Te Hiku Media, the iwi broadcaster in Kaitaia, New Zealand, and in 2026 he spearheads the development of its te reo Māori speech tools.
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