ResearchIntelligence that works where people are.
We study how to make AI useful and trustworthy in the conditions most research ignores: many languages, modest devices, networks that come and go and systems that must stay secure. And we'll publish what we learn.
Current research
What we're working on now.
Two frontiers: what devices can share when every network is gone, and who answers when AI acts.
In progressPaper forthcoming
Zero bars, still connected?
We're exploring how devices could share data and communicate with no internet, no Wi-Fi, no hotspot and no Bluetooth, using edge technology alone.
With OpenAI4Africa and Kalon Edge
Read the overviewOngoing
When AI acts, who answers?
Frontier AI is getting better at defending systems and at attacking them. Why we build for accountability, and how every sector can make security part of its AI from day one.
SISU AI Research
Read the overviewResearch areas
Where we focus.
Each area connects to the platform, to Alkebulan or to one of our products, so what we learn reaches people.
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Edge intelligence
On-device AI that works offline, on modest hardware and on the power people actually have.
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Language models
Alkebulan, our Pan-African LLM, is multilingual by design. Quadrantica+ makes multilingual NLP efficient, for cost and quality at scale.
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AI for cybersecurity
Frontier AI now defends and attacks. We study how to keep AI systems secure and every AI action accountable.
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Responsible AI
Guardrails tuned with community reviewers to flag cultural misreadings, plus provenance and jurisdiction-aware controls.
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Physical AI
With Pibotix, we study machines that perceive, reason and act in the real world.
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Learning and mentorship
With Altera, we study the safety, inner workings and societal impact of accessible education and intelligent mentorship.
Open by default
We publish what we learn.
Findings, code and resources are shared openly unless there is a clear reason not to. Our six companies each keep a public repository on GitHub.
The AGI approach
Academia. Government. Industry.
Research reaches people faster when the institutions around them are part of it. We work across all three, with partners such as OpenAI4Africa.
Publications and writing
Papers, notes and essays.
Our first paper is in preparation. Until then, here is our thinking, in public.
- Forthcoming
Overview
Paper on our offline edge-communication research
SISU AI with OpenAI4Africa and Kalon Edge · Paper forthcoming
- October 6, 2026
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Zero bars, still connected?
Research overview · Edge intelligence
- October 6, 2026
Read
When AI acts, who answers?
Research overview · AI for cybersecurity
- October 6, 2026
Read
If it can't speak Twi, it isn't general
SISU AI Blog · Research
- October 6, 2026
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Small models, big continent
SISU AI Blog · Engineering
Partners
Research is a team sport.
We do this work alongside organizations that share the goal of AI built for and with Africa.
- OpenAI4AfricaFounded in 2023 under the banner “Borderless AI: for Africans, for all”, OpenAI4Africa promotes AI research, innovation and development across Africa, bringing together people from academia, government and industry. openai4africa.org (opens in a new tab)
- Kalon EdgeFocused on edge intelligence: on-device AI that responds faster, works offline and keeps data private, across mobile, desktop, web and embedded platforms, with language packs for local languages. kalonedge.com (opens in a new tab)
Research with us.
Researchers, institutions and organizations: if these questions matter to you, let's work on them together.