On February 28, 2025, a significant intellectual gathering took place at Masoom Sanghari Hall, Mir Allah Bux Library, Jhol, District Sanghar, where Mr. Amar Fayaz Buriro, Director of Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering, delivered an insightful lecture on “Sindhi Language: Present and Futuristic Challenges in AI.” The event was arranged and hosted by the Sindhi Adabi Sangat (SAS) Jhol branch, drawing a large number of scholars, linguists, students, and literary enthusiasts from various backgrounds.
The session commenced with a warm welcome by Mr. Noor Chakrani, Central Secretary General of Sindhi Adabi Sangat, who introduced Mr. Buriro and appreciated his contributions to the preservation and advancement of Sindhi language in modern technology. Mr. Ghulam Hyder Khaskheli, Secretary SAS Jhol, presented a traditional Ajrak as a token of respect and gratitude, symbolizing Sindh’s rich cultural heritage and appreciation for intellectual discourse.
During his lecture, Mr. Buriro elaborated on the significance of Sindhi language and the need to preserve it across all mediums of education and futuristic technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Engineering. He emphasized that in the modern era, languages that fail to integrate into digital landscapes risk marginalization. He highlighted how global AI models rely on large datasets from various languages, and it is imperative for Sindhi-speaking individuals to actively contribute to digital platforms to ensure the language’s presence in AI-driven technologies. He pointed out that speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies, as well as AI-powered translation tools, require extensive input from native speakers to develop accurate and efficient linguistic models.
Furthermore, Mr. Buriro addressed a crucial academic issue concerning the misclassification of Sindhi language and literature in educational institutions. He asserted that one of the biggest mistakes in academia has been the failure to differentiate between Sindhi linguistics and Sindhi literature. Due to this oversight, poets and short story writers, who lack technical expertise in linguistics, are being positioned as linguists, which hinders the systematic study and development of Sindhi language in computational and AI fields. He urged universities and research institutions to establish a distinct Sindhi linguistics discipline where experts can work specifically on morphology, syntax, phonetics, semantics, and computational applications of Sindhi, separate from literary studies.
A key portion of the lecture was dedicated to the role of youth in preserving Sindhi language through digital platforms. Mr. Buriro highlighted how young content creators are actively adding Sindhi-language videos, sounds, and texts to social media and other online platforms. These contributions, he explained, will be automatically fed into large language models (LLMs), shaping the future of Sindhi in AI. He encouraged students, researchers, and social media users to consciously produce and share more Sindhi content, as it will be instrumental in building future AI-driven language processing tools such as voice recognition, machine translation, and chatbot applications.
Discussing the challenges and opportunities in AI for Sindhi language, Mr. Buriro noted that one of the primary obstacles is the lack of structured Sindhi datasets. AI systems require large volumes of text and audio data to train machine learning models, and Sindhi language currently lacks sufficient structured resources for this purpose. He emphasized the urgent need for compiling and digitizing Sindhi literature, spoken dialogues, and other linguistic data to develop AI-powered chatbots, speech assistants, and translation software. He further stressed that Sindhi must be integrated into global digital infrastructures to ensure its survival and relevance in the age of artificial intelligence.
The session concluded with an engaging and thought-provoking question-and-answer segment, where a large number of attendees eagerly participated. The audience raised a variety of questions related to Sindhi language’s digital future, AI’s impact on linguistic preservation, and the restructuring of academic disciplines. Mr. Buriro provided detailed answers and suggested practical solutions, reaffirming the need for collaboration between linguists, technologists, and the Sindhi-speaking community to secure the language’s place in future technological advancements.
The Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering remains committed to the preservation, research, and technological advancement of Sindhi language. This lecture marked an essential step in bridging the gap between traditional linguistic heritage and modern AI-driven innovations. The Institute will continue to host such events, encouraging further research and participation in the development of Sindhi-language computational tools. The event ended on a note of inspiration, with attendees expressing their enthusiasm for contributing to the cause of Sindhi language preservation through AI and digital technologies.